Welcome to the group! My son wasn't breathing, either, due to the fact that my uterus had ruptured... I love your children's names!! -Mary Mom to Phillip 20...
Hi all. My daughter Kaitlyn is 2 1/2 years old. she has Spastic Quad CP among various other afflictions and is my beautiful girlie. I also have a 9 mos old...
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Yes bananas, or anything with potassium will help with leg cramps...I am interested to know how the equine therapy goes. Please keep us posted on that! I...
I've heard that giving children bananas can help with that, because of the potassium....I know it worked for me when I was pregnant and had leg cramps... -Mary...
i have been out of town for awhile so i dont know what happend in other group but i take your word for it that bad things were amiss. i just want to help my...
Debra, Thanks for the post. I feel like I know your son a little better! It must have been hard for you at the beginning (it sure is for us). Do things get...
Not really, I or someone has to provide the enviornment. But, if he is bored with whats going on (like the psychologist asking him what puzzle piece would...
Thanks for the info....I will be getting the grinder in the next few days!!! Maybe tomorrow if I have the time!!! Thanks so much Mary! ... Castle ... anything,...
Missy, My son loves the water, but only when I splash him up and down in it. If I try to lay him over a floaty he tenses up and gets really stiff...maybe I...
That grinder borders on miraculous. It will grind up almost anything, including meat! Last November I put in everything from our Thanksgiving dinner,...
(castle ) try adding baby noddles they look like little stars ,or and rice,put gramcracker in with sweet foods to add texter to it .or u can add crushed...
(mary fox ) i do water therapy by me self with him. i ahd the cp doc. at childerns hospilal of pittsburg.wright me a scrip.for it and his insurence pays for...
No, I have not see the food grinder....I will have to go by Babies R Us to look at it....How well does it puree up table food? That is what I am planning to...
Castle, Are you familiar with the food grinder that Babies-R-Us sells? It's only about $10.00 and looks like a piece of junk, but it really works and is SO...
Missy, I'm glad Hunter enjoys the water therapy! I have been trying to find a water therapy program for Phillip, but have not been successful. I think I'll...
Yes we just bought a food processer a few weeks ago...it is still in the box...lol...we have been so busy... Anyhow Cayden likes sweet fruits more than veggies...
i found that making baby food saved on money i would take food when we sat down to eat and put it in a choper or grinder . it will save you money . then you...
hunter gets ot,pt,hearing,vions therpy. we go thruogh the early intervention in my county.he will be starting speech when he is two . becouse all the therapy...
... info on ... ============================== I wish I could give you some insight on what Hunters life will be like but, like you, I am just starting this...
HI my son hunter is going to be two in aug. he can not sit,crawl,rollover,walk,but he can eat table food . i need some info on what to look forward to. he is a...
I am a mom of three kids, Alex is 8 almost 9, Tony 7, Erica 3. Alex and Erica are fine. Tony has Spactic CP, Autism, Siezure Disorder, Reflux, Delayed...
It's great to hear from someone with an older child. I'm sure you have wonderful experience that we can all benefit from! Is Jason able to find things to do...
My son Jason is 28 yrs. old, micro-cephalic cp, spastic quadraplegic. His disability is due to a stroke when he was 5 wks old, he was 8 wks preemie/ 32 week...
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Phillip was born 11/03/03 at 32 weeks gestation when my uterus ruptured at home (yes....split right down the middle). I was rushed to the hospital where...
Cayden is 13 months old and has cerebral palsy, severe perivetricular leukomalacia(PVL) and cortical visual impairment. She is also deaf in one ear. On June 7,...