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        Jersey Proud: Former patient of Children's Specialized Hospital speaks to current patients

        Marianne Middlebrook has been in a wheelchair since she was a child. She was just named “Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey” for 2025.

        News 12 Staff

        Jan 17, 2025, 3:32 AM

        Updated 10 hr ago

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        A Berkeley Heights woman is hoping to inspire children to overcome adversity.
        Marianne Middlebrook has been in a wheelchair since she was a child. She suffered from spinal muscular atrophy when she was 2. She was a patient at Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick.
        This week, she returned as Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey for 2025. When she's not wearing the crown, she works as a therapist.
        The kids are learning about the possibilities from someone who was a patient here not too many years ago.