Hi Doxie,
Welcome to our group. You have gone a good job of teaching
your son. I'm sure it took a lot of patience and time.
Although I have had EP 47 years-- I have learned a lot from
this group. I bet we will learn from you also.
Millie
> I adopted a boy with multiple handicaps in 1990. He was 8 years old at
> that time functioning at about 20 months old. He was still wearing diapers
> and he slept tied in a crib. We were told he would probably never function
> much past a 2 year old level. The Doctor said theatrically it was
> medically impossible for this child to move a finger; or roll over with
> such damage to the brain.
> Jeremiah is 27 years old now. He wears a helmet because of his constant
> seizure activity and because his brain is inoperable. He learned to walk
> on his own at age 7. But still has poor balance and needs help to walk
> outside in the yard or down a side walk. We were able to educate him. He
> reads everything, writes a little, and talks intelligible
> He now attends an Adult Day Program, takes care of his assistant, seeing
> eye, and seizure alert dog, James, and helps in the kitchen. He lives in
> and out of a "Play and Pretend World. " His passions are all about people
> and cars. He'll probably need supervised care all his life.
> And thank you for letting me share our story.
>
> Doxie – in North West Denver (son age 27, with severe brain damage,
> spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, seizures and etc.)
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