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вЂњZoe is not a pediatric stroke survivor, but she is a survivor in her own right. вЂњGod laid this sweet girl on our hearts,вЂќ she explained.

вЂњHer mom and I went to school together.вЂќ She said that she and ZoeвЂ™s mom werenвЂ™t particularly close, but they knew one another and she knew of ZoeвЂ™s condition. They started planning the event - Stand with Bentley: Pediatric Stroke Charity Event - still looking for a recipient. вЂњWe didnвЂ™t know who we were going to give it to, but we wanted to keep it localвЂ¦when we went through our struggles, we had a huge support systemвЂ¦now we wanted to be that for someone else.вЂќ This year, however, Myra said they decided to change the focus, raising money for Zoe Hall, a local 2-year-old diagnosed at birth with the rare kidney disease, congenital nephrotic syndrome.ДЄt first, Edwards said she and her husband wasnвЂ™t sure what they were going to do, other than keep the proceeds local. Myra Edwards said the gathering serves a dual purpose - to raise awareness of pediatric stroke, as well as to raise money to help defray costs for children attending UNC ChildrenвЂ™s HospitalвЂ™s summer camp, Helping Kids with Hemiplegia, held in Durham each summer. It was the third such event - it would have been the fourth, but the 2020 version was cancelled because of COVID-19 restrictions. Last weekend, the couple hosted Stand With Bentley at The Barn at Heritage Farms in Dobson. It is also that faith, and what theyвЂ™ve learned about pediatric stroke, that has led them to hold an annual fundraising event to benefit pediatric stroke victims and, this year, to help a local child awaiting a kidney transplant. I know that sounds like a cliche, but thatвЂ™s all we could do.вЂќ вЂњAs soon as they told us that, we prayed just as hard as we could pray,вЂќ she said of when doctors first broke the news to them. There are no movement issues, no vision issues, nothing but a normal toddler who picks and chooses what he wants to hear.вЂќД®dwards said it was their faith that helped them through those dark days when they feared for BentleyвЂ™s health and future. He loves to play sports, he loves girls, bless his heart heвЂ™s a little ladyвЂ™s man.

вЂњHe is very sweet, very affectionate, very loving. вЂњBentley is great, we call him our miracle baby,вЂќ she said. вЂњThey said вЂHeвЂ™s progressing faster than a kid his age should.вЂ™вЂќД®dwards clarified - the doctors were not saying he was ahead of what they expected from a stroke victim his age, but that he was ahead of any healthy childвЂ™s normal development. вЂњThey said вЂThere is literally nothing else we can do for this kid, he doesnвЂ™t need us,вЂ™вЂќ Edwards said recently when recalling BentleyвЂ™s early treatment. Over the coming days he acted largely as a child who had suffered no stroke - eating well, acting alert, moving and developing as a baby is expected to in his first days of life.Д®ventually, they were able to take Bentley home, though he remained under regular care with in-home therapy sessions and doctor-office visits for 18 months, when his medical team decided it was time to stop the treatments. вЂњBased on the parts that were damaged, Bentley would have a movement issue like cerebral palsy on his left side, his left side would be weaker, he could have developmental delays, as well as some vision impairment,вЂќ she said.ДЇunny thing was, no one explained that to Bentley. вЂњOn the (MRI) images, the doctor showed us the parts of BentleyвЂ™s brain which had died off,вЂќ Myra Edwards said.Дoctors then prepared the couple for what they said lay ahead of them - a lifetime of caring for Bentley, whose brain damage was so extensive he would never be able to care for himself. He was transferred to Brenner ChildrenвЂ™s Hospital, where doctors confirmed he had experienced significant brain damage. While there, little Bentley experienced seizures, and the hospital staff discovered he had suffered a pediatric stroke during birth. вЂњSomething just looks off to me,вЂќ Myra recalls the nurse saying before taking Bentley to the newborn intensive care unit for tests. Two days later, as the young couple was preparing to leave the hospital and take their son home, an alert nurse noticed not all was well, though she couldnвЂ™t quite put a finger on it. Their son, Bentley, came into the world, a bouncing baby boy. 5, 2017, Myra and Nathan EdwardsвЂ™ lives changed forever. (Teresa Hall | Submitted photo)ДЇive food trucks, including the popular Duck Donuts, were on hand Sunday.

A display set up shows photos of area youth who have suffered a pediatric stroke.

Drive booster 3 magically appeared overnight