September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month & this is Gus’ Story..
In May 2021, my 4 year old son, Gus was diagnosedwith Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemiaand commenced two and a half years of chemotherapy which left him with muscle fatigue,reduced muscle tone and extreme exhaustion. We found that he was not able to participate in physical activity in the same ways as his peers, and as a very active kid, this left him feeling pretty down hearted and isolated. I contacted the physiotherapy department at our treating hospital PCH who commenced the Little Big Steps program and provided Gus and our family with fun, easy and practical exercises that we could not only do with ease at home, but also asa family. Gus has loved spending time with the physiotherapist learning and practising his exercises and has enjoyed coming home to create obstacle courses and circuits that we are able to do asa family . Over the past month, Gus’ muscle tone and strength has improved and we are finding that he is no longer reaching the end of the week exhausted.
He is now able to keep up with his peers and is enjoying attending sports at school. The exercises he has learnt will remain an active part of our lifestyle and are easy to incorporate into our daily routine and family play time.
Thank you for an incredible program- Lindsay Weryk (Gus’ Mum)
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