Cerebral palsy

Her body was attacking her brain

She was a sophomore at the University of Scranton in January 2009 when the "bizarre" behavior began, said her father, Bill.

Her parents noticed that she had been rambling, not making any sense. At one point, she called her family and friends to warn them: Something terrible was going to happen to all of them.

"Emily was like a different person. We didn't know who she was," Bill Gavigan said. "We had gone from having this daughter who was perfectly normal, happy, vibrant ... with a bright future ahead.

"All of a sudden, this all came crashing down."

Kids receive wheelchairs following rural outreach program

The two youngsters, 13-year-old Steven Aika and 5-year-old Frenjenny Yoga, are from Yandera Village in Bundi.

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance and posture.

The boys have never been in a wheelchair, only been carried around to places by family members.

The wheelchairs came as a surprise for their families.