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Brave tot with rare syndrome walks for the first time

2025-04-09 47 Dailymotion

This is the moment a tot with a rare genetic condition took his first steps without a walking frame.

Charlie Shea, two, shocked his parents last Thursday (April 3) when he unexpectedly started walking using only walking sticks for support.

Charlie has 20p duplication syndrome, a rare genetic condition which causes a wide range of physical and developmental challenges.

Until now, Charlie had only been able to walk a few steps using a walking frame but when he tried the sticks for the first time, he set off confidently.