Teen completes 57-mile awareness walk with his brother on his back

Hunter and Braden Gandee bring a whole new meaning to the term brotherly love.

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“Way to go Gandee, way to go!” supporters chanted as 15-year-old Hunter Gandee neared the end of the second-ever Cerebral Palsy Swagger walk in Michigan with his eight-year-old brother on his back.

Hunter and his brother, Braden, who was born with the neurological disorder, were met with a modest crowd of supporters as they crossed the finish line and marked the end to the three-day awareness walk.

After the 57-mile walk, Hunter thanked anyone who has taken an interest in his story because he just wants to “raise awareness for a condition that [his] brother has to suffer and go through each day.”

“We want to show people his struggles, what he has, and what we can do to make it better,” he told group of reporters.

In the first Cerebral Palsy Swagger walk, Hunter carried Braden 40 miles, reports MLive. But this year, he decided to add an extra day to visit more communities along the way.

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“It was great to have everyone there,” Hunter told the Associated Press. “[Braden] was excited. Not only that we were done finally, but everyone was there cheering him on.”

Even though he was “pretty sore” by the end of the three days, Hunter said that at the end of the walk he “got a burst of energy.”

To this day, Hunter and his family have helped raise around $200,000, reports Inquisitr, which will reportedly be used to build an accessible playground in their hometown.

Braden is now preparing to undergo surgery, which may give him a boost in overall bodily comfort and a greater range of motion.