WHEN Lily Collison’s third child was being diagnosed with what turned out to be a form of cerebral palsy the outlook must have seemed incredibly bleak. Tommy was diagnosed with spastic diplegia-bilateral cerebral palsy just after his first birthday. "When I first heard the words cerebral palsy – I didn't even know what they meant. Among other things the book by Dr James Gage included confirmation that spastic diplegia does not generally involve cognitive impairment. Now, Lily has written her own book, ‘Spastic Diplegia-Bilateral Cerebral Palsy’ aimed at parents faced with the same diagnosis for their child.

Source: Irish Independent November 28, 2020 02:37 UTC