'Run for Hope' Saturday
It's not too late to participate in the Run for Hope 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at Lake Park to benefit a little girl. Just come out to the event on Saturday, April 27.
Jessica Spinner’s baby girl is learning to crawl. That’s a big milestone for every parent, of course, but it’s arguably more significant for this mom. Mattingly Hope Spinner, who turned 2 earlier this month, was born nine weeks premature and some 15 weeks after her mother’s water broke. The youngster has cerebral palsy and a brain injury called Periventricular leukomalacia. According to www.tbo.com, Mattie was given a 12 percent chance of survival at birth. “I was in tears,” Spinner said of the crawling milestone. While Mattingly is on the move, so, too, will be her family and supporters on Saturday, April 27. The Run for Hope 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk in Lutz's Lake Park will raise money to pay for the Tampa toddler's treatment and …
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