A Central Indiana 9-year-old has helped raise more than $11,000 for the benefit of an organization that helps people who were born early – just like her.
The Daily Reporter indicates Macy Huber of Greenfield was born more than eight weeks early. For those first seven weeks she was sustained by a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. Prior to beginning pre-school, she benefited from the labors of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.
A soccer player and an active Girl Scout, Macy aspires to be a teacher. But the third-grade student in the suburbs just east of Indianapolis also is enthused about being a hair stylist.
However, she also merges efforts with her mom who helped her establish "Macy Huber's Heroes," which raises money for the March of Dimes, which aids prematurely born babies and babies born with birth defects and stands for supporting stronger and healthier babies.
Those with occupational therapy jobs work with people of all ages and they are increasingly fulfilling supervisory positions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. This allows their aids to work more closely with patients needing occupational therapy.