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tylergsmom
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- Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:56 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Hi! I am Laura, the mom of Tyler, who has a ROBPI. I've been a member of this site since 1998 and owe a great deal to the wonderful people in the UBPN community who have helped us along the way get what we needed to get done for Tyler. Tyler is now 14 years old and in the 9th grade. He's a super bright kid and loves his video games. Tyler had the mod quad surgery with Dr. Shenaq shortly before he passed. That was his first and only surgery. Now that he is older he is requesting additional surgery. He'd like to be able to supinate. Our goal is for Summer 2013.
- Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
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My son had to be reccesated (sp) at birth, but was not diagnosed with a brain injury. He is as smart as they come, but was diagnosed this past year with ADHD. He is five years old and went into k-5 on medication to control his disability. Some people may not agree with medicating a child that young, but until they have lived in my shoes, or his shoes for that matter, I refuse to argue with such ignorance. I do think that the lack of oxygen at birth has to do slightly with the fact that he was diagnosed ADHD. His pedatrician neither agrees nor disagrees with my theory. He really is a very smart child, but he just has trouble putting it all together because his mind is racing so fast with tons of different thoughts. His medication helps him untangle the mess---it truly is a life-saver for him and his father and I.
Laura LeNoir, Mom of Tyler, Age 14, ROBPI