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Originally Posted by Mrs.Khan  I am so scared .My son is diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy today  I can't sleep all night .I always knew something was wrong .He is 2.5 years old and he has started to crawl a month ago .he can't walk . I am so scared to read about cerebral palsy .I read that a lot of people have symptoms in their adulthood as well .Some of them are cured but again start to have symptoms later in life .Is there some way to avoid the symptoms in adulthood ?Also I asked the doctor if he will ever be a normal kid ?She said that he will walk but do not expect him to play piano .Will he never be a normal kid ??????If anyone's child is cured please I would like to learn from you .I am in texas (houston ) .Would you prescribe some good doctor or physiotherapist or occupation therapist or speech therapist or hospital here .I took him to texas children hospital . |
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS NORMAL? I AM THE MOTHER OF 4. THE OLDEST IS 19 WITH MILD CP. I WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. HE DID NOT CRAWL TILL 11 MTHS. AND WALKED AT 22 MTHS. HE HAS PLAYED BASEBALL, WRESTLING, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND CAN PLAY THE PIANO, KEYBOARD, BELLS, BASS DRUM. HE SPEAKS SPANISH. MY SON WILL LEAVE NEXT WEEK FOR HIS FIRST WEEK OF COLLEGE. YES, HE IS AN HONOR STUDENT. RANKED 20TH OUT OF 197 GRADUATES. HE IS PURSUEING A DEGREE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION-- HOW IRONIC. HE FEELS HE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD'S LIFE WITH A DISABILITY, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HE CAN. I CAN NOT SAY IT HAS BEEN AN EASY ROAD. MY SON BROKE HIS NOSE IN BASEBALL AND HIS FOREARM IN WRESTLING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT. HE HAS LIVED. I CAN'T NOT LET HIM TRY, OR WHAT MESSAGE WOULD I BE SENDING HIM. I CAN ONLY SAY THAT MY SON HAS HAD HIS DRIVING PERMIT FOR A YEAR NOW. BUT HE IS NO WHERE NEAR READY TO DRIVE. HE HAS A 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER THAT IS LEARNING TO DRIVE. THAT'S THE HARD PART. BUT HE KNOWS THAT SOMEDAY HE WILL DRIVE. IT MAY TAKE A WHILE LONGER, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN. I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU. JUST KNOW THAT WITH YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT YOUR CHILD WILL SUCCEED IN LIFE. ALL I WISH FOR ANY OF MY CHILDREN IS GOOD HEALTH AND LOTS OF HAPPINESS AND LOVE. WHAT ELSE IS THERE? MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
