Technology, games, social media, apps, are raising our children! Sit down & make time with them ! This page was first designed in December 2013 by JT's mom. JT is a 15 yr old teenage boy . He was born with Cerebral Palsy. This we did not know at first . We knew immediately he didn't have a good suck reflex, but as the weeks went by and he was still struggling to eat and keep formula down we were told he was a failure to thrive baby. As months went by we noticed he wasn't accomplishing any milestones like holding his head up, rolling over, babbling, reaching or holding objects etc. Then that fateful day came when the pediatrician told me my baby boy had cerebral palsy. I didn't even know what that meant ! I drove immediately to the local library and checked out the only two books I could find about cp. I was holding JT and shaking as I checked out the books. I went to my car and read. The more I read the more tears that flowed. I will never forget that day. Well now 15 years later I definately know what cp (cerebral palsy) is and what it can do. There are different degrees and types of cp . JT was a spastic quadriplegic with severe tone issues. Cerebral Palsy sometimes comes with a host of other problems. Some are developmentally delayed, blind, deaf, g-tube fed, shunts, seizures, deformities, back curvatures, hip dislocations etc. to name a few. Some , the mild cases only have the motor coordination issues. For JT, the years were definately not easy. But JT loved to laugh and smile whenever he was doing well and this made every difficult moment disappear , for a while at least. He especially loved to go to school and be with his friends and teachers . However due to getting easily fatigued and having a low stamina level he was only able to tolerate 3 days a week for most of his life with alot of hospital stays in between. For me, as a parent I felt bad that he didn't get to spend alot of time with his friends. Sooo along came "JT & Company". I love to throw parties and JT loved to be at parties so I decided that I would throw some parties where he could see his friends and meet new friends too. And I could see his smiling face having the time of his life..... life..... If I only knew what life had in store for us just 6 short months later ....
