We recently talked to Finlay’s mum, Katie, about her son’s cerebral palsy journey.

“Finlay was born prematurely in July 2023. He was born at only 29 weeks. As he grew, I started to notice that Finlay just wasn’t like the other children. He didn’t move like the other babies, so I pushed and pushed – and he was finally diagnosed with cerebral palsy. As he’s got older, his speech is unaffected and his cognitive development is unaffected, his mobility is better than what they first felt that it might be, but it’s still hindered.”

We asked Katie how cerebral palsy affects Finlay’s day-to-day life;

“The weekend comes around and people go to the park, or they go to the soft play, and they do all these things, and those aren’t really viable options for us. There’s not a lot that Finlay can do at a park. He can’t go down a slide without somebody holding him because he would fall. He’s not independent enough to do these things himself.”

Finlay has been accessing specialist multidisciplinary therapy at Cerebral Palsy Scotland, and mum Katie told us it has made a huge difference to their family life.

“It was just so different to what we had received from the NHS. Support was very much tailored to Finlay. It helped us to know what was going on with him, what to do with him, what not to do with him. They’ve even lent us equipment. It’s just knowing that you’ve got Cerebral Palsy Scotland there to help.”

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