(Malynki's Story!) *Disclaimer* (very emotional)

Hi guys! Im going to see my boyfriend, Malynki, that i haven't seen in over 2 years! He'll be in an orchestra concert! But I wanted to tell you guys my lovebug's story.

Here's a picture of my boyfriend!

My boyfriend was born with cerebral palsy.

Here's a background on cerebral palsy!

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles. CP is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person’s ability to control his or her muscles.

Malynki's mother, Courtney, had told me that when Mal was born, he was born not breathing. It took the doctors/nurses 25-30 minutes to resuscitate him. He now suffers brain damage because of the length of time he went without oxygen. They weren’t sure he would live past a week and told her to be prepared for the worst.
When Mal was 3 weeks old, he had surgery for a G-tube. Its a tube in his stomach that she feed him directly through. They also repaired a hernia and completed a fundoplication. She was told his future wouldn’t be so bright. Courtney didn't care what they told us we were just happy that he had made it past the length of time they gave her in the beginning. The doctors believed he would probably never learn to eat by mouth, talk, walk or really do anything normal babies do. This was the hardest thing to hear because as parents all anyone ever want for a child is for them to be the best at everything they want to/can do. She didn’t want him to be different but that was the hand we were dealt. So Courtney took it in stride.

So there you have it. My boyfriend's emotional story on how he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy! Today, Mal is 14 years old, living with his father. Mal is leaving me to move to Washington with his father, since his father is in the Air Force. I love Mal so much that I want to give him a lot of hugs and kisses! I love him so much to the moon and back!