At birth Justin was lethargic which led to concerns, however no clear diagnosis’s were made at that time. Throughout the first four months of his life he would choke, turn blue and get rushed to the hospital. Finally doctors discovered his intestines were rotated and he immediately underwent surgery to corrected the issue. Around this time Justin began having seizures, and at seven months he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Justin is now a thriving nine year old boy. For the past 2-3 years he has been attending physical therapy. He is now able to scoot around on his bottom and hopefully he will be walking soon. Justin is non-verbal but for the most part understands what is being communicated to him. Justin will high five and signal he loves you by pointing to his eye, heart and you. Justin has shown great improvement over the past few years and continually draws motivation from his mom, little brother and physical therapist Chris.

On hot summer days you will find Justin at his happiest while hanging out in the pool. He enjoys floating around, kicking his legs and splashing the water.  Pure JOY!

photography by Elizabeth Newton

music by rob thomas :: little wonders