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Dexter - a cheeky, determined little boy...
with a terrible run of bad luck! Cerebral palsy, Vision impairment & Liver Cancer survivor... Read Dexter's blog. Read a quick summary of my life so far Dexter's Comm. Bank account details are:
Dexter Heffernan BSB # 062562 Acc # 10234461 Extra therapies for Dexter. Thank you xxx 1Life Physio (Zoe) 0431 952 787 |
Dexter's Wish List
Total raised for charity: $35,192
Relay for Life - We raised $20,967 Camp Quality -We raised $11,595 Others $2630 |
Cerebral Palsy
I was born nine weeks early, and spent four months in hospital, before finally coming home. My doctors found my brain damage when I was a month old.
When I turned one year old, my brain damage was diagnosed
as Cerebral Palsy (distonic quadriplegia, level five).
I have a mobility walker, a standing frame, a toilet, a new chair and a beach wheelchair, which I love! I do therapy with Mum every day and a private therapist comes to our house about once a fortnight. She's great! I had surgery on my hip, twice, and I got a new bed.
I am going to show everyone! I'm going to do everything! I am so determined!
When I turned one year old, my brain damage was diagnosed
as Cerebral Palsy (distonic quadriplegia, level five).
I have a mobility walker, a standing frame, a toilet, a new chair and a beach wheelchair, which I love! I do therapy with Mum every day and a private therapist comes to our house about once a fortnight. She's great! I had surgery on my hip, twice, and I got a new bed.
I am going to show everyone! I'm going to do everything! I am so determined!
My Vision Impairment
I have a vision impairment. It is from my brain damage. My eyes work just fine, but they don't always get the messages from my brain.
Some days are good seeing days and other days, I can't see much at all.
We know I can see some colours - red, yellow, blue, orange, pink and we're working on training my eyes to 'see'.
In 2016, I've been trialling some eyegaze technology - where I operate an Ipad with my eyes!
Check out how long and gorgeous my eye lashes are!
Some days are good seeing days and other days, I can't see much at all.
We know I can see some colours - red, yellow, blue, orange, pink and we're working on training my eyes to 'see'.
In 2016, I've been trialling some eyegaze technology - where I operate an Ipad with my eyes!
Check out how long and gorgeous my eye lashes are!
Cancer
In 2012, my doctors told me I had cancer. Liver cancer. I started my first round of chemotherapy in July. I had six rounds of chemotherapy. I had to spend 4 days a month with toxic medicine flowing into my body. After that, I was toxic for a week and Mum and Dad had to be careful with my body fluids. My tumour was cut out, once the doctors thought it had shrunk enough.
In Sydney, Mum and Dad took turns sleeping in the Ronald McDonald House.
In Sydney, Mum and Dad took turns sleeping in the Ronald McDonald House.
Read more about Dexter:
Dexter's Blog
Dexter's Premature Birth
Dexter's Liver Cancer
Dexter's Cerebral Palsy
Cortical Vision Impairment
His Mum's Blog
Dexter's Blog
Dexter's Premature Birth
Dexter's Liver Cancer
Dexter's Cerebral Palsy
Cortical Vision Impairment
His Mum's Blog
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