Colette Jenkins

Colette - posted on 04/06/2011 ( 1 mom has responded )

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My name is Colette Jenkins. I am 31 years old and live in Greenup, KY. I have a son who will be 3 in June; he was born at 32 weeks weighing 1lb 10oz. He had PVL (periventricular leukomalacia) on an MRI done at 4 months old. We just had a new scan done in January and the results are that the PVL is still there. He has a diagnosis of spastic diplegic cerebal palsy. My son, Little Matt, CAN walk, but most of the time he walks on his knees or crawls instead. We have an appt. to be evaluated for Botox injections in his ankle. Mostly his right ankle has alot of tone in it, and when he stands only his toes on that foot touch. Just mostly looking to have someone who understands the daily struggles and questioning your parenting that I'm having with my child who has CP.

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Jeannie - posted on 09/01/2011

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Hi my name is Jeannie virts i have twins a girl and a boy my lil girl is fine she has adhd and odd she wares me out and my lil boy has spastic CP he can not walk he rolls all over the house they are gonna be 7 years ols 9-24-11 they said he wouldnt talk but hes so smart he talks all the time i dont think he will ever walk he was getting botox in his legs because his muscles where so tight and they help him but they did hip surgery on his hips because they came out of socket he has a hip brace afo braces and daffo braces he cant sit with out support this made me feel so helpless i couldnt do anything to help my child when he was a baby i was afraid to love him i didnt know anyone who had CP i thought he was gonna die i didnt wanna get to attached so i pushed him off on my neice who lived with me but as i watched him grow i fell in love with him and now hes my pride and joy i couldnt amadgin my life with out him he makes me smile when i cry he makes me laugh when im depressed he cheers me up he is so much stronger that i am he doesnt complain he always says he wishes he can walk and i wish he could and i didnt know how he felt until one day he rolled under me n i tripped over him i caught my self before i fell and i pulled ligaments in my knee i had to have surgery 3 times and i was so sick its been 2 years sence my surgery and i cant walk anymore i have to go in a wheel chair like him i can walk a coupel of steps with a cane but i will never walk again so i learn to be strong from him hes a special lil boy he isnt retarted or handycap he has a disability but hes just like other children all he wants is to be loved i give him everything i give my other children i have 2 more kids a 19 year old daughther and a 10 year old son my other son has autism and adha and bipolar my oldest girl has bipolar and odd i am sepperated from there dad hes got a drug habbit so i was raisen my children alone and i met a man he takes care of me and my kids and justin loves him he does alot for him with out my family i wouldnt know what to do we have a long hard road ahead of us its gonna be hard but we have to be strong like are children and if you ever need a friend someone to talk to feel free to contact me maybe we can swap numbers or something justin loves cell phone and doors when we are in the kitchen he likes to open n shut cabnets he likes to pretend to cook i give him a pot and a spoon n hes happy lil things meen alot like the saying goes its so true he helps in the kitchen he likes to decorate cookies and thing he likes to try to feed his self he says hes a big boy so if your child is happy than his mommy is happy to that lil smile just makes your day i hear him sometimes when im not paying attention to him singing a song i dont know what hes singing buts its so cute learn to relax and treat him like a normal child you would be so suprisedin how it makes a diffrence well ive said alot i dont even remember what i was complaining about lol but i cant complain i have a beautiful family justin touches the hearts of everyone hes so funny n he is so smart they love to talk to him on the phone he gets more calls than i do he even has his own cell phone because he gets alot of calls now thats funny well its late i hope i can help you im always looking for friends here is my email address jlvirts8090@yahoo.com