One of the common symptoms of cerebral palsy is muscle stiffness and of all the children with cerebral palsy at the home he definitely appears the most stiff - he is always clenching his fists so tightly, his eyes very wide as if straining, when you pick him up he doesn't feel flexible at all, always looks uncomfortable, and generally looks like he is constantly tense, it breaks my heart to see.
Anyway, today he was in the stretch therapy room lying on a mat and I was sat with him and some other children. I was tickling him and he actually smiled! A really big grin, something I'd never seen him do because he's always looking so tense and rigid. It was such a lovely moment I couldn't stop smiling. Really made my day. :-)
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Since then I often pick him up and sit with him, and lift him in the air over my head like he's flying and it looks like he is actually enjoying himself. I even got a load of photos of him smiling for the poster I'm making with all the childrens portraits and names on!
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Oh and a reaaaallly chilled one hahaha
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