Hunter Gandee would do just about anything for his 9-year-old brother with cerebral palsy. In fact, last year Hunter carried him on his back and walked forty miles from Temperance to Ann Arbor, Michigan just to raise awareness about his condition. Then Hunter noticed something else about his brother's experience: Braden would always get left behind in the playground.
"I just had to sit back and watch [my friends] have fun. I really wanted to do what they did," Braden told NBC's Kate Snow. At just 15 years old, Hunter decided to do something about it. Hunter rallied donations and the help of engineers to build a new playground where all kids could play, even kids with disabilities. All the hard work paid off.
Watch as Braden is able to move around the jungle gym, even in his wheelchair with the other kids. "So far I've had so many highlights of my life, and this is one of them," Braden said. All it took is one big brother with one really big vision. With a little love and elbow grease, there isn't a single soul that has to get left behind not on the playground, not in this world.
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