HI ELVIRA, I AM PAM. I AM SO SORRY YOUR SON HAS TM. ITS BAD ENOUGH FOR A ADULT BUT A CHILD ITS SO SAD. THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU CAN DO. I WOULD CONTACT COLES MOM HE HAS MADE GREAT PROGRESS AND IS OUR WELL MY ROLE MODEL FOR A CHILD HAS WENT THRU. HE NEEDS PHYSICAL THERAPY, WATER THERAPY AND A GOOD NEUROLOGIST. OSTEOPOROSIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT. THEY HAVE DRUGS FOR THAT TO BUILD UP HIS BONES.THE PT WILL HELP IMMENSELY ALSO. I HAVE HAD TM FOR 15 YEARS BUT I AM A ADULT AND WAS PARALYZED A FEW TIMES BUT I AM WALKING.SO NEVER GIVE UP THERE IS HOPE AND THIS GROUP IS GREAT.HE HAS TO GET THE PROPER CARE SO HE CAN BUILD THOSE LEGS UP AND AVOID ATROPHY. I JUST REMEMBERED HER NAME COLES MOMS NAME IS WENDY. I DO NOT KNOW HER E-MAIL OFF HAND. YOU SHOULD ALSO GO TO THE FORUM. YOU SHOULD GO TO THE TMIC SITE AND ASK FOR COLES MOMS WENDYS ADDY, I KNOW SHE CAN ANSWER SO MANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND TELL YOU ABOUT COLE. GOD BLESS TIAD PAM
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