Yulisa is a 10 year-old girl in Nicaragua with cerebral palsy.  She cannot use her legs and has only partial use of her left arm.  Although able to sit up well and fully use her right hand, she was unable to grip the left drive handle on the junior PET. Without this ability, she would not be able to use the PET.

Marlin Schmidt, one of Tampa PET workshop volunteers that visited Nicaragua on a mission trip this past November, took her to a prosthesis lab where she was measured for a wrist brace which will enable her to have full use of the PET. If necessary her hand can be tied to the handle until such time as she gains the necessary strength and coordination to propel herself.  She is all smiles now that she has a new found freedom!