Warrior Strong Story - Meet Beaudin

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This little man is a fighter! Beaudin suffered a perinatal stroke around the time of his birth, and as a result, suffers from complications of hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Just don't tell him that because he's never let it slow him down. Beaudin is a smart, clever, jubilant, and determined kid who has never shown any signs of backing down from a challenge. He's often too smart for his own good (and by that, of course, we mean his mom and dad's own good). Whether it's showing off his utensil skills he is so proud of in public, chasing his dogs around the yard, or picking all his favorite books before bedtime, Beaudin is driven to keep experiencing everything his ever-expanding world has to offer. He proves to us every day that his disability will have to keep up with him, not the other way around.

While our world may be full of doctors appointments and therapy we would not have it any other way. We know we are very blessed to have our little boy with us everyday. As new parents to our first born child we never expected a NICU stay let alone to find out our child had a stroke. We had a perfectly normal pregnancy and our little man was full term and not so little. I am thankful we live so close to a children's hospital and could be transferred to our amazing care team there. While this was not the life we had imagined it has taught us so much as parents and we love that we get to celebrate our little warrior!