“Kiry” is a 14-year-old boy enrolled at LaValla School, Cambodia.
“Kiry” is a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. He lives in Phnom Penh with his mother who is a widow. Kiry’s father was tragically murdered by a thief whilst driving when he was only 8 years old. Kiry has one sister who has a mild intellectual disability. His mother is works in a Phnom Penh restaurant at night to try and make ends meet for the family.
Kiry was enrolled into the LaValla School in 2015. At the time he was suffering from muscular weakness in his arms and legs with a limited range of movement in his knees and ankles. He was unable to move any distance due to the inability with assistance.
One year on and Kiry is having regular physiotherapy as well as hydrotherapy. He has had some surgery to restore the range of movement in his joints. He has also been referred to a rehabilitation centre in Phnom Penh to obtain an assistive device. There has been a gradual improvement in Kiry’s muscular strength in his arms and legs which now allows him to stand with his assisted devices and crucially is now able to stand and walk with assistive devices.
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