About All Kids Moving Forward

All Kids Moving Forward Inc. is a charitable organization that is the brainchild of two young brothers (Lucien and Ansel). When Lucien was just five years old, he was diagnosed with Perthes (also known as Legg-Calvé-Perthes) a rare condition of the hip that only affects children. At first, he was told to immediately go on crutches and seize all sporting activity including soccer and tennis which he enjoyed. After his parents were told that surgery was necessary, and that Lucien would be unable to walk for several months during the recovery they decided to get a second opinion.  Thankfully they were able to meet one of the foremost Perthes specialists in the country who happened to be in Manhattan and only an hour away from their Connecticut home.

 

As the chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery, he advised that early detection was beneficial to long term recovery and recommended nonsurgical treatment of the hip dysplasia. His approach was to do away with the crutches and focus on both mind and body by taking on low impact sports such as swimming, fencing and water polo. The idea being that while allowing for the hip to heal and regenerate by avoiding high impact activities, Lucien could also focus on range of motion thru low impact sports and physical therapy. Not only would he be helping his body but also his mind by staying active thru low impact sports that he quickly came to enjoy and love. Fast forward a few years and Lucien is well on the road to recovery and continues to enjoy fencing, swimming and water polo, while also playing soccer and tennis again.

 

Lucien and Ansel (who is also a fencer, soccer and tennis player) decided that every kid overcoming a medical condition should have the opportunity to benefit and enjoy low impact sports just as Lucien was able to do so. Especially since low impact sports are not only beneficial to the body and its recovery process but also to overall mental health. With this in mind, All Kids Moving Forward was established to advance sports activity thru scholarships and donations for children overcoming various medical conditions. Although the charity focuses on low impact sports such as fencing, swimming, water polo, sailing, golf and tennis, it provides scholarships and donations toward any sporting activity that can benefit children overcoming various medical conditions. At the end of the day, when the mind and body work together any obstacle can be conquered.