Question

Romel Jones is an 18- month-old infant who was seen this week at the developmental pediatrician’s office and was diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy. The pediatrician’s office referred him because he is not standing or walking, and is having difficulty swallowing table food that has not been pureed. He has hypertonia of the lower extremities. Romel is the fourth child of a 26-year-old single mother, He was born at 24 weeks’ gestation with a birth weight of 1 pound 4 ounces, and spent 3 months in the neonatal ICU, where his treatment included mechanical ventilation and tube feedings. His weight gain has been slow but steady, and Romel is currently at the 10th percentile on the standard growth charts for both height and weight. Romel’s mother is very upset at hearing his diagnosis. She states she does not know anything about cerebral palsy and she doesn’t know how she is going to cope with the care that Romel will need.
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