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Young B.C. man in wheelchair rappels down building to raise money for Easter Seals

Balraj Partridge suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect in an area of the spinal column
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Balraj Partridge after completing the Drop Zone at last years Easter Seals BC/Yukon’s annual Drop Zone fundraiser. (Jennifer Vasarhely/Contributed to Black Press Media)

For his whole life, Richmond resident Balraj Partridge has suffered from spina bifida, a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly.

This has never stopped him from accomplishing his goals, even if that means rappelling 19 storeys down the outside of a building for Easter Seals BC/Yukon’s annual Drop Zone fundraiser.

Last year, Partridge rappelled down the Central City Office Tower in Surrey at the Drop Zone for one reason, to raise awareness and funds for a charity that has meant so much to him for over a decade.

“Regardless

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