My son Gary was born at 25 weeks. With an occipital encepholocel. Which he had removed when he was 12 days old. Hydrocephalus - has a csf drainage shunt fitted. Cerebral palsy. Spina bifida. Deaf in one ear. Dorsal stream disfunction. Severe learning problems. No balance or co-ordination. Can't walk well. When he was ready to be discharged, we were basically told to enjoy what time he had. He wouldn't see his teens. He'd be a vegetable. As I said he doesn't walk well. He has no short-term memory. He constantly talks and will always remember at some point. He's my pride and joy. Went to school. College. Art classes. He will be 24 this year. Proved everyone wrong xx there's always hope xx

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