MIDVALE, Utah — A week after a family in Midvale said their 11-year-old’s electric wheelchair was stolen, a group of local nonprofits stepped up to replace his chair, and threw in a couple of extra surprises to help.

“Overwhelmed, overjoyed, speechless,” said Jayson Bird, expressing his feelings seeing his son, Axton Bird, in his new electric wheelchair. "To watch our son have the independence and mobility that he deserves and have such a really awesome and cool wheelchair that he can grow into and have for many years to come, means the world to us and our family."

Axton is 11 years old. He has a rare genetic condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) that makes it hard to walk around for too long because his joints are stiff and muscles are weak. Jayson said insurance did

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