Geauga County toddler with epilepsy needs help getting around

It’s not easy getting around for two-year-old Louie Peto.

The Chesterland toddler has severe epilepsy and complex medical needs. His mother, Tonya Peto, is trying to raise at least $30,000 to convert an SUV with a wheelchair lift to help transport him.

The goal: make getting Louie to his many doctor visits and in and out of the car safer and easier.

Peto, a mother of two who unexpectedly became a widow last year, told News 5 she burns a lot of energy taking Louie from his custom wheelchair to a traditional carseat, which does not support his head or neck the way it should, and then stowing the wheelchair in her car…

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