Student Spotlight
Skye Siviter aged 7, Has been chosen by Sensei to be in the 'Student Spotlight because of her determination to do well despite having Cerebral Palsy since birth.
Mother Remembers: Skye. she was born at 28 weeks weighing one pound 15 oz. she was ventilated for 3 weeks and many of these weeks she had to be bagged that is when we think she had brain damage. we were told at the age of 4 she had cerebral Palsy, which effects her legs arms and the trunk of her body. Skye also has one damaged kidney that works on 30 per cent at the moment. she is still very small for her age and her condition can go very much down hill from the age of 10 but if we keep her active this may reduce the effects of her condition, the family accepts that Skye will not become better as there is no cure for her condition and after consulting medical advice it was suggested that Skye may benefit through keeping her active that is why we choose karate and the best instructor around Paul Campbell, Skye loves the classes mainly because she is treated as a normal student and has others her age and gender to train with. Karate has improved her balance and co-ordination and definately her confidence in being able to do kicks and punches very much has all the other students do.
Last Updated by Paul Campbell - Saturday, September 06, 2008
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