Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper Roberts eating solid foods again, reunited with pet dog

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The 8-year-old boy who was critically wounded in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting continues to improve every day.

On Monday, a spokesman for the Roberts family said Cooper is once again eating solid foods — including his favorite mac-and-cheese — and he was also able to visit with his pet dog, George.

A medical team at Shirley Ryan met with Cooper and his family to assess his condition and determine the appropriate physical therapy he should undergo moving forward.Cooper Roberts was shot in the back and the bullet exited his chest, according to the boy's mother Keely Roberts. Cooper has undergone multiple surgeries and is paralyzed from the waist down.

 

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