The Guadalajara Reporter

Shriners helping outside the box

Shriner Noble Bill Phillips was recently in San Antonio Tlayacapan to have his car fixed. While in the workshop he noticed a young man without legs working by pulling himself from place to place around the shop on his knees.

Phillips learned that Mauricio was 22 years old. He had owned a wheelchair but it had become worn out from use on the cobblestone streets.

Because of his age Mauricio was not eligible for treatment at any of the 22 Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Almost everyone knows that the Shriners help children in the United States, Canada and Mexico. However, these services are limited to kids aged to 17 years old.

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