brittin

her life is complicated...
but she NEVER complains...
she doesn't tell us when "it hurts"...
she has no idea she's different...
she doesn't know a stranger...
she has over 20 doctors and medical professionals who are involved with her care...
she's had ten surgeries including six brain and one heart...
she adores shoes, but is extremely limited in those she can wear :(
she loves deeper than anyone i've met...
her love and devotion is unbreakable...


brittin is our wonder child!  i've been thinking about her today...  so i decided to post some pics of her :)  they are extremely random!!  but they show the life of a special girl.  brittin is 8 and a half.  she has:  cerebral palsy.  hydrocephalus with double shunt.  agenesis of the corpus collosum.  epilepsy.  and the spirit of a champion.

brittin's dad carrying her off the baseball field :)  we believe brittin can do ANYTHING!



 

brittin in my best friend's wedding! at 3, brittin still couldn't walk. she had a walker until she walked independently at 5.

 

 brittin going in for one of her MANY surgeries...

britt's CP affects her left side.  she's had a tendon lengthening on her thigh and her ankle.  after this cast came off, she was so accustomed to walking on the cast, without it, she told us she'd "never walk again"  HA!  she's a goof!

 

 

 

 

 

 

brittin enjoying some therapeutic horseback riding!  on her first day, when they wanted her to get ON the horse, she said "i think i'll just walk with it".  HA!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Seizures have landed britt in the hospital too many times.  in this picture, she had just had her first seizure in three years.  it was a shock.  and even worse, mom and dad were out of town on vacation :(

 

i guess no one can frown in an Elmo hat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

britt does NOT love spray parks!!

 

 

 

 

 

devastated that everyone had a "bike" but her, brittin got a special trike, customized to her needs!

when daddy couldn't get her to keep her feet on the peddles... well... duh, we'll duct tape them!  it worked!

 

 

 

 

here's brittin when she had a 48 hour EEG in Indianapolis.  she was NOT happy when they had to pull the wires off :(

 

brittin is an "honorary boy scout"  yes, BOY scout!  my dad volunteers with a Boy Scout Troop for Boys with Special Needs.  They've sort've adopted Britt.  Here, she just got a ribbon for her Pinewood Derby Car she built!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brittin and her BaBo (grandpa)... getting ready to walk a mile to raise money for ADEC... a local organization for people with special needs.  they provide various types of therapy, education, employment, housing.  Team Brittin raised over $500!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wiped out by ANOTHER seizure.  after this one, mom and dad really started taking the epilepsy seriously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

summer of 2012, brittin participated with our local Challenger League... a special baseball team made up of children of all ages with various special needs.  it's a truly beautiful thing to watch!  brittin's team went to a State Tournament in Indianapolis!

 

 

 

 

sooooo teeny tiny!  brittin when she was born!

 

in this photo shoot, brittin could barely walk.  she's leaning against this fence for support :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

although denied by insurance, we found an amazing organization, The Cerebral Palsy Association of Indiana who paid for brittin's wheelchair IN FULL!  what a blessing!

 

 

 

 

 she'll always be my baby <3