Aaron 'Wheelz' Fotheringham Hasn't Let Wheelchair Keep Him Off Skatepark Ramps

At the age of eight years old, Aaron Fotheringham decided he didn't want to be a spectator.

He wanted to get in on the action.

Fotheringham was born with spina bifida, a birth defect of the spinal cord, and uses a wheelchair as a result. That diagnosis may keep some people from going after their dreams but not Fotheringham. He wanted to join his brother on the ramps at the skatepark.

Nothing was going to keep him from realizing that dream. Not even a wheelchair.

"Wheelz," now 24 years old, has found a way to get out on the ramp and do what he loves. Although his wheelchair may not always come out in one piece, he is able to get it fixed and get right back on the ramps.

For more on Wheelz, check out this Q&A session with Wings for Life World Run.

[Red Bull]