- Jan 11, 2017

Meet Dexter!

A bit about Dexter...

Dexter is five. He is cheeky and happy, determined and brave.

And, a little stubborn.

He was born premature. HIs brain damage was found at 30 days. He spent 122 days in three NICUs, before coming home.

He has severe quadriplegic cerebral palsy and requires support with everything. He has cortical vision impairment and is non-verbal *but very noisy!

He was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) at 13 months and required chemotherapy, surgeries and countless transfusions. He is now 4 years cancer clear.

Dexter is about to start mainstream kindergarten.

He's a great kid, who loves adventures. For more about Dexter, check out this post on his website:

http://lovedexter.weebly.com/blog/who-is-dexter

Thanks for reading our first story!

We'll be back to share some of his adventures.

Dexter was born nine weeks early. Brain damage was found at 30 days. He has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and needs assistance with everything. He is non verbal and has cortical vision impairment. Dexter now has a wheelchair. At 13 months, he was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma (liver cancer). After surgeries and chemotherapy, he is now four years cancer clear. He had a femoral osteotomy and now has one leg shorted than the other. Following this surgery, we nearly lost him because of pain killers. Dexter is a determined, brave, cheeky kid who rarely complains. He loves adventures and has been surfing, stand up paddle boarding, ice-skating and on a flying fox. He starts mainstream kindergarten in 2017. His website is www.lovedexter.weebly.com.

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