Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List |
Date: | Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:24:57 -0400 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
I'm with Bobby, Forget the bozo. My parents were told by a doctor to put me in
an institution and forget about me... I'm glad they didn't...
Christene Eggie wrote:
> I've never posted here before, so, forgive me if I'm not doing this right. I
> wanted to post somewhere where people would understand. My 1 year old was
> diagnosed with CP when he was 6 1/2 mos. old. He gets therapy 5 times per
> week and I thought he was doing wonderful. He's eating now, rolling over,
> playing, smiling and is so happy. However, due to an inconclusive MRI, I
> asked for a second opinion. I wanted to make sure we weren't missing
> anything. I just came home from the worst appointment. The new neurologist
> said he is functioning at a 2-3 month level and has low intelligence.
> Hello??? He is 13 mos. and everyone who works with him says he has come so
> far. In fact cognitively, he's close to at level on the charts. Physically
> is another story. I'm so irate that a doctor would make that type of
> judgment after seeing him for 15 minutes. So many factors could have been
> involved, maybe he was tired, hungry, didn't like him. I don't deny my son
> has developmental delays, I am not in denial. In fact I'm the one who
> insisted on seeing a neurologist. What a quack!!! Does anyone have any
> input? I guess I just wanted to rant!
> Thanks,
> Christene
|
|
|