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| Cerebral palsy: Wrexham boy gets first football boots | Cerebral palsy: Wrexham boy gets first football boots |
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| Carter was asked to be a mascot in September by Wrexham striker Paul Mullin | Carter was asked to be a mascot in September by Wrexham striker Paul Mullin |
| A boy whose parents were told he would not walk until he was seven has defied the odds and is playing in his first pair of football boots, aged four. | A boy whose parents were told he would not walk until he was seven has defied the odds and is playing in his first pair of football boots, aged four. |
| Carter was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia when he was 18 months old. | Carter was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia when he was 18 months old. |
| Now, three years earlier than doctors predicted, he is enjoying a kickabout in his first pair of football boots. | Now, three years earlier than doctors predicted, he is enjoying a kickabout in his first pair of football boots. |
| The Wrexham season ticket holder hopes to use his new boots to "play just like" his hero, striker Paul Mullin. | The Wrexham season ticket holder hopes to use his new boots to "play just like" his hero, striker Paul Mullin. |
| His mother Alison Murphy, 26, said her son could not wait to get his new boots on when he got them this week: "We tried them on him and as soon as he got them on he got a little ball in the house and started kicking it about." | His mother Alison Murphy, 26, said her son could not wait to get his new boots on when he got them this week: "We tried them on him and as soon as he got them on he got a little ball in the house and started kicking it about." |
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| Ms Murphy said being able to give her son his new boots has "made her Christmas". | Ms Murphy said being able to give her son his new boots has "made her Christmas". |
| "When I take him to school they've got a little goal there and he has to play football before he goes in," she said. | "When I take him to school they've got a little goal there and he has to play football before he goes in," she said. |
| "He's now been tackling his friends in school and coming home covered in mud - which is making me very happy because I know he's happy." | "He's now been tackling his friends in school and coming home covered in mud - which is making me very happy because I know he's happy." |
| Carter was absolutely delighted with his new football boots | Carter was absolutely delighted with his new football boots |
| She described a "difficult few months" trying to get her son football boots as the splint he wears means he has to wear a pair "three or four sizes" too big to accommodate them. | She described a "difficult few months" trying to get her son football boots as the splint he wears means he has to wear a pair "three or four sizes" too big to accommodate them. |
| "We went into a shop on the off chance that we would find some that would possibly fit his splints. We took them home, and they fit him perfectly." | "We went into a shop on the off chance that we would find some that would possibly fit his splints. We took them home, and they fit him perfectly." |
| Earlier this season, Carter was personally invited by Wrexham striker Mullin to be his mascot. | Earlier this season, Carter was personally invited by Wrexham striker Mullin to be his mascot. |
| "I make quite a few TikToks about Carter because there's quite a few other parents who don't have support or anybody else to talk to," said Ms Murphy. | "I make quite a few TikToks about Carter because there's quite a few other parents who don't have support or anybody else to talk to," said Ms Murphy. |
| "I put one on Twitter and Paul Mullin saw it - he messaged me in August and asked for Carter to be his mascot in September a week after his birthday." | "I put one on Twitter and Paul Mullin saw it - he messaged me in August and asked for Carter to be his mascot in September a week after his birthday." |
| "We go to watch Wrexham every week," said Carter's mum | "We go to watch Wrexham every week," said Carter's mum |
| Ms Murphy is now looking for ways for Carter to put his new boots into action. | Ms Murphy is now looking for ways for Carter to put his new boots into action. |
| "He's been offered to go to a football club in Oldham - they have a cerebral palsy football team. So we are thinking about that," she said. | "He's been offered to go to a football club in Oldham - they have a cerebral palsy football team. So we are thinking about that," she said. |
| "He wants to go and practice his football now - so we're going to take him to a field by where we live. | "He wants to go and practice his football now - so we're going to take him to a field by where we live. |
| "His dad practises with him - he passes him the ball for him to score the goal." | "His dad practises with him - he passes him the ball for him to score the goal." |
| Carter got some trainers to wear as a Wrexham mascot which are specifically designed for children with cerebral palsy | Carter got some trainers to wear as a Wrexham mascot which are specifically designed for children with cerebral palsy |
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