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Colleen Stipeck, of Effort, took to social media to post about the incident and ask for anyone's help in finding her 5-year-old son's wheelchair. Instead, residents took the initiative to donate wheelchairs, with some even offering to buy Mikey one.
"The outpouring from the community has been overwhelming and a complete blessing," Stipeck wrote on Facebook.
Mikey, whom Stipeck and her husband adopted when he was 18 months old, was abused when he was only a few weeks old, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, the couple told WFMZ.
Thanks to his tight-knit community, Mikey is using a similarly fitting wheelchair until next week, when the family will be picking up a brand-new wheelchair from another resident, Stipeck wrote.
She added that, while a new wheelchair is already on order, she hopes whoever stole the old one comes forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police - Fern Ridge at 570-646-2271.
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