| Greetings! I hope your Thursday is off to a great start. This week's cover story is about twins Ricardo Jr. and Santiago Bojorquez-Jaramillo, who were born with cerebral palsy. Their parents, Ricardo and Nathalia, had long searched for a permanent treatment option for the 4-year-old boys before they found selective dorsal rhizotomy, an operation that involves cutting a selection of sensory nerve fibers that connect muscles to the spinal cord. Dr. Manish Shah of Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital is one of just a couple surgeons in the region who offer the procedure, which can promote independent walking for children with cerebral palsy. Correspondent Lindsay Peyton write that while there is no guarantee the boys will not need a cane or walker, the surgery will give them more mobility. Legally blind Houston resident Lisa Thompson has been racking up strong finishes in her division at the Boston Marathon for a decade, and this year was no exception. The 55-year-old finished the marathon in 3 hours and 42 minutes, good for a second-place finish in the women's Vision Impairment Division T13 class. She ran with her guide Alexi Pappas, a former Olympic runner who represented Greece in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They competed for Team With A Vision, which raises money and awareness for the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Missouri City resident Jometra Hawkins-Sneed said she has to be in "fight mode" every day to manage her lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that she was diagnosed with nine years ago. It causes her joint pain, rash, fever and fatigue. That's why she's passionate about raising awareness for spotting early signs of lupus through her work as an ambassador for the Lupus Foundation of America -Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. She's also serving as chair of the chapter's Walk to End Lupus Now, which takes place Saturday at Texas Southern University. Until next week ... | 
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