Grassroots campaign underway in Cochrane, Alta., to raise enough to buy 3-year-old robotic legs
Cochrane resident Michelle Aguilar and her daughter Brielle Tomson talks about their reaction to the community's efforts to raise $43K to help her pay for robotic legs for Rielle. (CTV News Calgary)
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