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mcingfi km announcement york region richmond hill couple raises junds for treatment family needs van to help tvvins on hand for the grand opening of marios no frills left to right mayor don cousens marthese natale and mario natale marios no frills is located at 9255 woodbine ave at 16 by christopher oouris staff writer with twin threeyearold daughters both diagnosed with cerebral palsy and facing six weeks in body casts following surgery later this year parents abdullah andzeenat aumeer are wondering how to make ends meet their 1992 mazda gets the richmond hill family around town when its not broken down but it wont accommodate the girls in their casts following surgery the girls aaliyah which means gods princess and amina which means faithful have been diagnosed as spastic quadraplegic the surgery is to cut a mus cle hopefully theyll have more flexibility to sit abdullah said surgery will be performed dec 3 the cerebral palsy resulted from a surge of oxygen after the twins were born 12 weeks pre maturely zeenat said the twins sur prised everyone but her they were what is called mirror twins she said and weighed just under two pounds at birth cerebral palsy cannot be diagnosed until 15 months of age abdullah said the family found out at 16 months 1 dealing with the childrens condition has taken its toll on the family a wheelchair stroller cost almost 9000 but some help has been forthcoming abdullah said ive got 40000 1 have to raise staff rabtomike barrett the aumeer family of richmond hill abdullah zeenat and twins aaliyah and amina need a van to help with treatment for the girls who have cerebral palsy were hoping a manufactur er will reduce the cost of the vehicle and finance the rest- zeenat said i didnt realize it would be this hard we dont want free money we just need help abdullah said they need a van with doors on both sides with both girls in body casts he wont be able to reach he said a van is also necessary to transport wheelchairs another 6000 in modifica tions to the van would be required for specialty equipment to allow the children to sit up in a safe manner abdullah said a pctfitjifor hefamuy would be a chevrolet venture or transport he said it allows the equipment without special reno vation the twins already undergo intense therapy involving a physiotherapist and a chiroprac tor but abdullah and zeenat cant do anything about the girls condition after the surgery its going to be crucial abdullah said they want to run around and play but they cant the childs voice foundation will accept donations for the twins transportation fund and will issue receipts the founda tion is located at 3034 palstan rd suite 302 in mississauga the registered charity num ber is 887549285rr0001 arid the foundation can be reached at i- 8888373354 queen 699 regular 959 king l8ff regular 1215 oetoberist quebnsbridge mill 4160 i9th avenue markham 905 88f112j open thursday friday and saturday from io00 am 500 pm for more information call queens pantry 176 main strbet historic unlonyille 905 4774625 wwwqueensbfidgecom sgcgwjsjgjiwsgsabs-