Raider graduates standing tall

ROCKINGHAM — On Sunday, Christopher Cline, 18, who was born with cerebral palsy, stepped away from his wheelchair and walked down the aisle with the assistance of his mom, Becky Campbell, throughout the Candy Haven Church’s commencement ceremony together with his twin sister Caroline and different graduates.

“He’s been working so laborious in bodily remedy at First Well being,” Becky stated. “We push him fairly laborious. I’ve been speaking to him for a few weeks about ‘The Raider Stroll.’”

Becky and his sister knew he may do it. He knew he may do it.

“He is aware of it is a particular time, however he understands he simply can’t verbalize,” she stated. “As we bought able to go in, it was laborious to carry again the tears and I didn’t. I simply saved reminding him on the best way down the aisle that he was a robust Raider and to maintain his head up, and he may do it once more, and he did it!”

Becky stated he received’t be capable of stroll for commencement at Raider Stadium due to the space, however the commencement stroll on the church was an incredible accomplishment.

“He was so blissful and proud,” she stated. “He knew he had completed one thing big.”