Wheelchair user Madison Russell immediately bonded with Athena, a rescue cat in Atlanta, after meeting the kitten at a shelter. Russell joyously captured the moment her 6-month-old kitten took her first steps in custom leg braces. Wheelchair user Madison Russell immediately bonded with Athena, a rescue cat in Atlanta, after meeting the kitten at a shelter. Russell joyously captured the moment her 6-month-old kitten took her first steps in custom leg braces.