Not All Is Rosy – Cerebral Palsy Doubts
After six months, two of the septuplets were monitored for cerebral palsy, as they were developing at a much slower pace than their siblings. While Kenny, Kelsey, Brendan, Natalie, and Joel were zooming all over the place at the family’s house, Alexis and Nathan weren’t doing so well. The doctors suspected that the two had cerebral palsy, a chronic disorder in which the brain cannot control all the movements of the body.
Nathan McCaughey. Source: travelfuntu.com
This condition is quite common in babies resulted from multiple births, and it also occurs at a slightly higher rate with premature babies. Nathan and Alexis were both premature and the result of multiple births, so a physical therapist and teams of pediatricians monitored them closely. Two of the babies were having a hard time pushing up on all fours and rolling onto their stomachs. At the time, their mother tried not to worry and told the press that ““Even if they have something that is long-term – and I would hate to see that happen and I’m sure we would have some difficult and troubling days ahead of us if it did – I know we’ll be given the strength to deal with it.”