Katherine Hayward, my life with cerebral palsy

My identical twin sister and I were born 3 months premature weighing 2lbs 6 ounces. Lack of oxygen caused a grade 4 bilateral brain bleed. I had cardiac arrests and multiple lung collapses. I have Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy and Hydrocephalus. I was on life support in the NICU for my first two weeks of life. Everyone thought we'd die. . My sister did. I have a shunt inside my brain for my hydrocephalus . I survived when no one thought I would. This is my story

Sunday, 21 December 2014

30 Day Blog Challenge Day 5: Feeling Grateful

Tomorrow is my 33rd birthday, and I spoke to my parents on FaceTime and then my gran phoned up. My gran has had a tough year. She ended up in hospital very dehydrated and with a urine infection. She was in hospital for a few weeks back in the summer and then it was decided by her and the drs she should go to a nursing home to get better care as she is a widow since my grandad died 11 years ago now. She and I had a long chat. She's 90 now. I'm very grateful to everyone who sent me a birthday and/or Christmas wish, card or gift ahead of time.

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Unknown22 Dec 2014, 17:51:00
Hope you have a wonderful birthday Katherine - Your Gran is very lucky to have a granddaughter that will look out for her so well, I hope she enjoys her first Christmas in her new home too x
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