In December 1996, when my son Zac was six months old, I noticed something wasn't right. He would play with toys on his 1 side and it was as if his right side wasn't there. When I took him to see the baby nurse a few weeks later, she 2 I see a paediatrician(儿科专家) as soon as possible.
For the next six months, Zac and I paid countless 3 to the paediatrician. Zac screamed and I tried 4 to calm him down. Then at 12 months, Zac had a CT scan(扫描) to see 5 was going on. The scan 6 showed that my beautiful boy had cerebral palsy(脑瘫). I was shocked. This wasn't what I had 7 for my baby. I'd planned football in the park and fun holidays. All this seemed so far away from what we were now 8 with.
But 9, Zac began to set his own pace. When he was 11months old, he began to crawl by pushing himself along with his right leg 10 behind. He walked at 20 months. Although his body was unbalanced, it never 11 him from doing anything. 12 was made and we became more and more confident. Through all of it, Zac continued to smile, laugh and 13 complain.
During the process, I controlled my 14 of him getting hurt playing sport and let him 15 his passions(激情). He especially excelled in long jump and he has even 16 his state six times in the national competition. Then in 2011, he became the Australian long jump 17 holder in the under-13 group. If I had been too afraid to let him play sport, he would never have had the 18 to travel, compete and meet amazing people from all over the world.
Earlier this year, he began to study a Bachelor's degree at Flinders University. He 19 our family and I enjoy the unique journey we shared together. I am so 20 he chose me to be his mum. He is my most incredible gift.
