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0:58Now PlayingJackson Meriss, 8, who has cerebral palsy, loves to play golf. He swings his club using only his left arm. He took up interest in the sport at an early age and now plays nearly every day with his father Todd and twin brother Caden.
EASLEY, SC -- As a newborn, Jackson Merriss wasn’t supposed to survive.
Once he did, his parents were told they’d be lucky if he’d ever recognize them.
Then he wasn’t supposed to be able to walk or talk.
But the 8-year-old Easley boy defied all the predictions and has become a pretty good one-armed golfer as well.
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