A road less travelled

Makayla will be 4 years old in May. She currently is diagnosed with hemiplegia spastic cerebral palsy and nocturnal myoclonic jerks!! She has come a long way over the past year! She's what you call an unbalanced climber,  meaning she can't even stand on her own but she loves to climb onto the most dangerous of things! She is currently learning to use a walker for short distances and a wheelchair! She is our Mickey moo, our monster, and princess! She doesn't talk but she signs 'please' and every time she does it melts my heart! She just started saying Mama again in the last couple of days ( the most beautiful sound I have ever heard)! She does regular physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy. She is seen regularly by a whole lot of different specialists at McMaster and her diagnoses is currently being questioned. A good friend said her diagnoses will not change her, she will be that same funny little girl regardless of the title. Her journey has been incredibly hard, most parents will never endure a tenth of what she has gone through in the last few years yet she remains happy and what I would consider inspiring! Her laughter is infectious, I could only dream of finding such joy in such simple things!