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About this episode

Nates an active 8th Grader from Cape Cod. He loves sports — especially lacrosse, swimming, snowboarding, skiing, and hockey. And, he also loves playing games — all kinds. Plus, he has a special certificate for being able to pop a wheelie in a wheelchair. At the NSTAR Walk for Childrens Hospital Boston in early June, Nate, an active member of Generation Cures for the past year, announced his own summer challenge — he wants to recruit 1,500 kids and their parents to join him at Generation Cures by the end of September. Why 1,500 new families? Thats 100 families for each of the seven staples and eight screws that have been surgically implanted into Nates spine and foot over the past two years. In late 2007, Nate underwent vertebral stapling, a new procedure to help straighten the curved spines of kids with scoliosis. And, in early 2009, after a snowboarding accident, doctors operated and used a special plate and an array of screws to repair Nates shattered left heel.

• Release Date

  Jul 8, 2009

• Runtime

  01:11