jim johnston has cerebral palsy and walks miles upon miles at the again wood medical mall every singleay. talk about determination and will to prove otherwise. let's meet him, shall we? take a look. >> six lapse, 3 miles, one strong man. >> here about five years but we've been walking, um, i'd say for 30 years. >> walking after doctors said jim johnston could never use his legs. >> when he was two and a half, they said he would bone cancer in his leg and he would be in a wheelchair or body cast. >> jim wasn't supposed to live to see past thee years old. now, he's 55. >> he was injured at birth and he's always had to do twice as much to accomplish half as much as everybody else. >> he and his mother walk the halls of glenwood medical mall where jim is known for his open arms. >> he's just known as the mall hugger. that's it. >> hug. >> doctors, the mall manager everybody knows jim. >> he helped other people overcome their obstacles, too. >> before jim, he avoided disable people because he didn't know how to under act with them. after she met jim she's got no problem with disable people

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