Parents of 8-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy Go All Out On His Amazing Halloween Costume

These parents go all out for their wheelchair bound son.

October 16, 2017
By: TLCme

A mom and dad and Illinois have an 8-year-old son who is wheelchair bound due to cerebral palsy -- and every year when Halloween comes around they go all out on his costume.

Anthony Alfano is the boy and his mother, Deanna Alfano chooses elaborate and amazing costumes that accomodate his needs each year, according to Inside Edition. Alfano told Inside Edition that the family watches Wheel of Fortune every night and "he loves hearing the alphabet, but he has a love for most game shows." The couple always incorporates Anthony sitting down as part of his costume in a previous years he was the Lincoln Memorial, a hockey goalie and a horse jockey!

Although Anthony is non-verbal, mom and dad say once he's in the costume "he laughs and smiles and definitely loves the attention."

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