Colin Farrell and his son Henry take their dog for a walk. The 'Lobster' star is seen out with friends in Los Angeles during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] Colin Farrell has revealed how son James was heartbreakingly misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy before doctors eventually confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome.
He told People: ' couldn't sit up. He wasn't crawling. I think he was a year and a half when we took him to get really checked out, and he was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy'. Cerebral palsy is the name for a set of conditions affecting movement and co-ordination stemming from a problem with the brain that takes place before, during or soon after birth.
Recalling the moment he received the diagnosis, he shared: 'I remember the first two questions I asked were,"What’s the life expectancy and how much pain is involved?"' The Oscar nominee revealed that only when James was about two and a half years old, that a pediatric neurologist suggested he be tested for Angelman syndrome
Cerebral palsy symptoms can be caused by a number of things and are not necessarily an indication of the condition, which can occur if a child's brain does not develop normally while in the womb, or is damaged during or soon after birth. Advertisement He added: 'Thankfully, James hasn't had a breakthrough seizure now in about 10 or 11 years, but I've been in the back of ambulances, I've been in the hospital with him. I’ve done Diastat up his rectum to get him out of a seizure that lasted longer than three minutes. Finding the right amount of medication that doesn’t have adverse effects — that’s all very tricky business.
When James was four, Colin went public with his Angelman Syndrome, saying his son had demonstrated 'amazing courage' in the face of his condition. He said: 'He has enriched my life, but I don't want to minimize the trials that so many families go through; the fear, consternation, frustration, and pain... When you're the parent of a child with special needs, it's important to feel that you're not alone.'
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