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On the eve of her teen’s surgery, Dana Palmer-Donnelly of Hingham, Massachusetts, was in a frantic search to find clothes for him to wear during his recovery. Carter Donnelly, 16, has a genetic disorder limiting his mobility, and an intellectual impairment that confines him to communicating only non-verbally. For six weeks, he was due to have a cast on each…

"We decided, because there was nothing out there, that we needed to make a difference," Puzzo said."And if this changed Stella's life, it can change so many people's."Last fall is when Palmer-Donnelly found them. She's become an advocate for the product, not only because the company solved her family's problem, but because befree understands her family's challenges.

On the day of Carter Donnelly's surgery, Dicamillo volunteered to drive the purchased pants to Boston Children's Hospital to ensure Palmer-Donnelly's son didn't go a single day without them following his procedure.

 

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