Jacksons Journey

Started 6 yrs ago

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Nic Roberts
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BaB campaign
Location
Durban
South Africa
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Started 6 yrs ago
Open end-date

# JACKSON'S JOURNEY

Our son, Jackson Roberts, was diagnosed at just 10 months old during the COVID pandemic with multiple neurological conditions, including Microcephaly, Polymicrogyria, Partial Lissencephaly, Severe Hypertonia, Dysphagia, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Global Developmental Delays.

Jackson suffered a spontaneous genetic mutation in utero between 20 and 22 weeks of pregnancy. It was not hereditary and nothing was detected during pregnancy. His delivery was perfect, with Apgar scores of 9 and 10.

When Jackson wasn't reaching his milestones, countless tests, scans, EEGs, swallow studies, and MRIs eventually led us to his diagnoses.

Today Jackson is 6½ years old.

When he was first diagnosed, we were told we would be lucky if he reached his fourth birthday. Those words shattered our world. Yet today, Jackson continues to prove everyone wrong.

He continues to learn, grow, smile, and fight every single day.

One of Jackson's greatest achievements has been moving off completely puréed food. He now manages different food textures and...

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