There are around ten thousand people living with cerebral palsy in New Zealand, for which there is no cure.
The group of conditions is caused by damage to a child's brain during pregnancy or birth and causes mild to severe issues with a person's muscle control, movement and posture.
It's a condition both Julie and Carlo Fiorentino lived with, but one which they didn't let define who they were.
Now their $1 million bequest to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute will help make children's leg braces cool.
Professor Thor Besier of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Ella Thomas the first recipient of the Carlo and Julie Fiorentino Scholarship join Emile Donovan to explain what the money is being used for and how it will help those living with cerebal palsy.
Julie and Carlo Fiorentino in the home that eventually turned into a $1m bequest. Photo: Supplied
