In July 2001, Marcus was born prematurely by 10 weeks. Prior to birth he had a bleed on the left side of his brain that led to his cerebral palsy. His CP now affects his legs and right side especially and makes it hard for him to move and take care of many of his own...

Kimberley is a precocious 10 year old. She is friendly, bubbly, smiley, open to challenges, and has Cerebral Palsy. She was born 3 months early and has been participating in Elks Therapy since she was 3 years old. She has worked on sitting, crawling, sitting posture...

Meet Sebastian who is now three years old. He was referred to the Elks Therapy Program when he was five months old. He had undergone spinal cord surgery and was still recovering. Sebastian was born with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect that disrupts the...

Ashlynne is a little girl with a genetic syndrome called "Mosaic Chromosome 14". She spent her first month of life at Seattle Childrens Hospital, and has problems in the cardiac, orthopedic, craniofacial, and developmental areas. The local developmental center was not...

Meet Oswald…he is a very smart 18 year old who has cerebral palsy. He uses a power wheelchair to navigate the world. Using a wheelchair to get around complicates life. He has to have an adapted van with a ramp. Oswald’s mom drives him around the community in the...

Chelsea is a 13 year old young lady, who is home-bound due to being severely medically fragile. Chelsea has many medical issues, including a tracheostomy, a feeding tube, and very, very limited motor skills. She has cortical blindness, cerebral palsy, and severe brain...