Single mom touches millions by teaching daughter with cerebral palsy how to walk

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Single mom touches millions by teaching daughter with cerebral palsy how to walk
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'It brings joy to my heart that my daughter is bringing hope to people.'

Kinley has received occupational and physical therapy. Her mother and grandparents help her build leg strength by walking stairs and on a treadmill and practicing jumps on a trampoline.

Shanell Jones of Fayetteville, North Carolina, shared footage of 4-year-old Kinley's progress in taking her first steps. Kinley was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 2 years old. Here, Kinley is seen trying to walk in Jan. 2019.On Facebook, Jones shared two videos -- the first from January 2019 and the other, one year later.Jones can be heard cheering her child on during both moments, but it's the most recent video where Kinley's progress is most evident.

Kinley, 4, daughter of Shanell Jones of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 2."She's sassy, but she's very, very smart," Jones said."What really inspired me to want to push Kinley was her motivation -- her being so young and not really understanding that she's not able to walk as well as others. ... There's so many times where she wants to give up and she doesn't.

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