Wooten, Kimbrough, Gibson, Doherty and Normand.

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WOOTEN, KIMBROUGH, GIBSON, DOHERTY AND NORMAND donated a Wii system to the Share the Care adult day care center in the Parramore district of downtown Orlando as part of a national effort by the trial lawyers organization InjuryBoard. In all, 53 law firms from 25 states donated more than 60 Nintendo Wii gaming systems to rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and hospitals all over America. "It is our hope that by encouraging and enabling our seniors to stay mentally and physically fit using the Wii, it will subsequently improve their quality of life and help to pay them back for all the good they provided in their lives," Ed Normand said. The Wii was selected because of a recent trend in rehabilitation toward a new treatment technique known as "Wiihab," which makes use of the gaming system's unique, live motion play to offer patients a fun and less painful exercise medium. Share the Care is a nonprofit agency providing services and support to family caregivers, enabling them to maintain their family members at home and...

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