Toddler With Cerebral Palsy Takes His First Steps After Life-Changing Operation

Tomorrow is just ten weeks since Seb had SDR surgery with Dr Park in St Louis. In that time, Seb has learnt to walk with canes, learnt to stand up from sitting without his hands, learnt to stand by himself for up to forty seconds (current record), has taken his first steps and, as this video shows, is confidently adding to them all the time. He can sit cross legged, put his toes in his mouth and dance in time to music. The other day he put his leg on the table during dinner - perhaps not appropriate but this was completely beyond comprehension before surgery. Beyond all these physical achievements, our family is finally experiencing a sense of calm and simple joy. We no longer worry about the effects of spasticity on his growing body. We no longer fear for his future. We are confident he has the same opportunities ahead of him as his twin brother. We can relax and enjoy our family time and watch both of our sons enjoy the craziness of their toddler years. Seb is finally, finally, toddling! Thank you everyone so, so much. There was such an incredible amount of effort from so many people to get him on his way like this. We may not say thank you as much as we did, but please know that we think it all the time and our family will never stop feeling grateful for all that you have done. #CerebralPalsy#SDRchangeslives

Posted by Seb's Legs on Tuesday, 29 December 2015