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The heartwarming video quickly gained attention, and had over 925,000 views and 22,000 shares as of Monday morning.

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Lovely Janae via Storyful
PHOTO: A six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy takes steps without the aid of her walker in Austin, Texas.
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\"She’s a little hero,\" one viewer commented, while another said, \"Her surprised face when she realized she was walking is priceless!\"

“I’m so proud of my baby,” Janae later wrote, “She proved that anything is possible.”

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