Teen finishes 40-mile walk while carrying brother

Source: AP-Excite

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan teenager who wanted to raise awareness about cerebral palsy by walking 40 miles with his younger brother strapped to his back battled heat, rain, fatigue and more to finish the trek Sunday.

Hunter Gandee, 14, had been planning for weeks to pull off the walk, hoping to put a face on the muscular disorder that prevents his 7-year-old sibling, Braden, from being able to walk without help. But all his organizing couldn't prepare him for the conditions he faced as he packed the 50-pound boy over two days.

He even thought about giving up along the way.

"Honestly, yes, there was a point that we did consider stopping," Hunter said. "Braden's legs — the chafing was getting pretty bad. We did have to consider stopping. It was at about the 30-mile point."

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Hunter Gandee, 14, waits to cross an intersection in Saline, Mich. on Sunday, June 8, 2014, during the second day of his two-day, 40-mile {201c}Cerebral Palsy Swagger{201d} walk to raise awareness for the muscle disorder that affects his 7-year-old brother, Braden, who was on his brother{2019}s back for the entirety of their journey from Temperance, Michigan, to Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)