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Update 5-22-09
This year Cal attended Kindergarten at his big sister's school, South Park, here
in Victoria. He has a full time Educational Assistant and receives PT, OT and
SLP at school! He is also slowly getting a few words, which is very exciting.
Every day is a challenge but equally a reward!
Here are some pics of Cal and a link to another beautiful
youtube video of cal riding
his horse at Victoria Riding for the disabled.
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 Cal was born 14 days late! We knew something was wrong but didn't get a full
diagnosis until Cal was 1.5 years old. He learned to walk Christmas 2005,
when he was 26 months! He is the happiest fellow.
His full diagnosis: is 2/3rds Partial Trisomy 13 (partial trisomy of the
proximal end of chromosome 13q - all of the short arm and part of the long
arm) His symptoms are Developmental delay - especially with his Gross Motor
Skills, Hypotonia,
Brain
Abnormalities - (agenesis of the inferior vermis, prominent 4th ventricle
and prominent sulci, mild generalized cerebral atrophy), he is vocal but has
no speech (we use sign language and Cal uses 15 signs), Congenital Heart
Defect: ASD (Atrial Septal Defect - surgery due in 2007).
He had Phagiocephaly, we worked intensively with an Osteopath, Chiropractor
and Cranial Sacral therapist and now his head is almost typical. He also had
Gastroesophageal reflux but has grown out of it.
Amanda
& Graham Tarling - parents, Gemma - sister
tarling@shaw.ca
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