Kaden is an 8 year old boy who was born 3 months early under extremely sad and difficult circumstances. He died twice the day of his birth but fought back. His tiny 2 ˝ pound body was left extremely damaged and his prognosis was grim. Although he is not the “vegetable” that doctors predicted, his handicaps are extremely severe:
LEGALLY
BLIND: due to Optic
Nerve Hypoplasia (an underdeveloped
optic nerve which
interferes with
transmission of visual
signals to his brain )
with Nystagmus
and Strabismus
(involuntary eye
movements)
UPDATE: Thanks to
Kaden's first round of
stem cell therapy in
China, Kaden is no
longer blind!
SPASTIC DIPELEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY: Inability to walk independently - limited to a walker for short distances and a wheelchair for distance
HYDROCEPHALUS: excess spinal fluid or “water on the brain”, requiring the use of a shunt.
DEVELOPMENTAL APRAXIA OF SPEECH: very limited ability for speech (about 10 words)
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Quick Facts about Kaden Hospitalized for 25 weeks in just his first two years of life, undergoing 15 major surgeries, including his brain, heart and abdomen He has had 29 therapists; current weekly therapy regime includes: Physical, Occupational, Vision, Speech, Swimming, Orientation and Mobility Formerly a
student at
Penrickton
Center for
Blind
Children.
Currently
attending
Keith
Bovenschen
School for
Special Needs
Children.
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