just found out my friends 8 month old has got CP

[kryso]

i met my friend when i was pregnant an she was about 2 months more gone then me, we short of become friends an now her baby is 8 months old and she has been told by the doc that her baby has CP, what do i do, or what do i say can any one help. :(

[biglips]

oh no

did he have any signs of having CP?... had it got it severe or mild do you know?

[getbakainyourjimjams]

Should be mildish- it's only really nasty in a newborn. DS2 was 8 months old when ds1 had chickenpox- we were seeing a peadiatrician about ds1 at the time and I asked him about ds2 getting it, he was very blase, said it was 50:50 that he would (I was bfeeding) with a shrug of the shoulders.

[PiccadillyCircus]

Do you mean chicken pox or cerebral palsy?

[NannyL]

is CP chicken pox or cerebal palsy?

[NannyL]

lol picadilly circus!

[biglips]

sorry it isnt chicken pox... its cerebral palsy
as ive just been talking to kryso this morning

[kryso]

i dont know how bad he is having more tests dont o day they should know by the end of next week an CP is cerebral palsy

[PiccadillyCircus]

That's what I thought - I don't have any experience of it but googled and found \link{http://www.scope.org.uk/\this}

[kryso]

lol at least i am laughing now

[kryso]

i have just been looking on gogle after i done the thread it was very intresting to find out all the diffrences of CP

[kryso]

bbs my little one is wanting his bottle

[biglips]

bump

[getbakainyourjimjams]

oh no- slightly different! does your friend have internet access- lots of people on the sn board with children with CP- able to offer help.

[kryso]

no she has'nt got the net but i can have a look an tell her

[Mfer]

Our neighbours daughter was born with CP and I have to say she is amazing - she has astounded everyone with her progress - she is now nine - walking, albeit very wobbly, using sign language and chatting quite clearly, horse rides each week and has recently come back from her second family ski-ing holiday (its easier for her to ski than walk). Her parents attitude has always been not to treat her with kids gloves and they have been very gungho about meeting this devasting illness head on. Just wanted to post this so you can give your friend a postive take on this... In terms of what you can do - just be there if and when she needs to talk, make sure she gets some me time now and again ..