{"id":14448,"date":"2023-09-19T09:40:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?p=14448"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:48:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:48:13","slug":"luke-millington-on-the-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/luke-millington-on-the-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke&#8217;s Passion for Wheelchair Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">We asked Luke Millington, our own PTC employee and wheelchair football player why he is passionate about the sport. 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