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OROVILLE -- The little girl with the big smile who rode in the Feather Fiesta Day Parade with the Shriners two years ago, is still smiling even though she's scheduled for a second orthopedic surgery next month. After the surgery, she will be in a body cast for six weeks.
Kalyn Peterson was born with several bone abnormalities of the hip and leg that in many children lead to amputation.
"I was told that she would never walk, and now she is running and jumping, and I can't keep up with her," said her mother Heather Peterson.
Peterson thanks the Shriners for medical care that will allow Kalyn to lead a full, active life.
"Shriners don't just drive little cars in parades," Peterson said. "The Shriners do so much to help children and families, and they get very little recognition."



Oroville girl is a Shriner success - Chico Enterprise Record