She slammed her index finger and thumb in the car door.
For a moment, we thought she'd broken something, but she was lucky.
But still, for a couple of days, she had limited use of her hand.
It was her right hand; her dominant hand.
For most mums of six year olds, this might be a bit of a nuisance.
For Dexter's mum, it was a bit more complicated.
She had trouble mashing his lunch, recess and munch and crunch. Her bruised and swollen fingers made it difficult to prepare Dexter's food.
Dressing him was impossible, without incredible pain.
She couldn't put his shoes on, or tie the laces.
Lifting him was challenging. Lifting his wheelchair into and out of the van was even more difficult. Transferring him from his wheelchair and doing up the straps on his high low chair proved very difficult.
And, the seat belt? Too hard.
Luckily, nothing was broken and, once the swelling went down, she could use her hand again.
But, for a short while, she couldn't look after Dexter.
And, this frightened her.
Dexter will always need her. Us.
His parents give him as much therapy as they can afford, to make him stronger and improve his stamina.
But, Dexter will always need someone to tie his laces and do up his seat belt.
Some days (many days), cerebral palsy breaks our hearts and makes us stress for the future. It scares us.
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