Byron's Wonderful World: April 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Byron is Driving!

Byron got his learners permit. He is using an adaptive ball on the steering wheel. A small paint roller on the turn signal enables him he to whack it with his left hand. Plus extra mirrors. He’s doing so well!

Blog Overview

Byron has Cerebral Palsy (Left Hemiplegia) caused by a stroke before birth. In 2015 he developed seizures and a rare form of Epilepsy called ESES, neither of which responded to treatment with medications. On November 3, 2017 he had a Functional Hemispherectomy. He has had many other major procedures in his short life including surgery for exotropia in both eyes, tonsils and adenoids removal, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), Constraint Therapy, and heel cord lengthening. The recent posts are about the Hemispherectomy and what follows. Older posts about other procedures can be found earlier in the blog or by links in the sidebar.