World Cerebral Palsy Day
They can do silly things standing up together.

On World Cerebral Palsy Day on 6 October, we want to introduce Felix and his family. Despite his limitations, the boy is fully engaged in life. With the adjustable supine standing frame till.

The three-year-old and his sister Charlotte are real characters. They have just torn apart their play room to see if all the toys are still there. The family who are from Leer have not been home for several weeks. Felix, who suffers from infantile cerebral palsy with tetraspasticity as a result of a lack of oxygen at birth, was last operated on in southern Germany. Afterwards, he and his family went to Slovakia for rehabilitation. His favourite toys and the cat were missing. Although the cat was initially offended when he returned, he now joins Felix on the carpet for cuddles.

Cognitively fit, but physically limited

“He can turn from his back to his stomach and use his forearms for support but much more is not possible,” says his mother Suleika. She and her husband Falko assume that he is cognitively fit and takes everything in attentively. Unfortunately, Felix cannot speak, but he has the same interests as other boys his age: “Ball games, cars and Peppa Pig,” says Suleika with a laugh, but he does have physical limitations. At the dining table, they have to position their son in the seat. Not at the chest, but with a pelvic belt, because he is often hyperextended.

Felix has been making progress for a few months now due to the support given by the till.  “What we like is that the till. is easy to adjust and easy to use,” says the 26-year-old. Another advantage: the standing trainer can be moved almost all the way down in an upright position. Felix now stands several times a day and has fun doing it and he is not alone.

Playing at eye level

His little one-and-a-half-year-old sister is always happy when she can play with Felix at eye level. The standing supine frame till. is simply pushed in front of the children’s play kitchen or they fool around at the table. On it is a so-called topper – a therapeutic table pad on which toys can be attached with a kind of Velcro and stacked. Practical, because otherwise everything had to be carried to Felix or Felix to the toys. “My husband always says he is his body. We always have to do the moving for him when he wants to move,” says mother Suleika. This also applies to playing ball or going for a walk.

Life has become a little easier

“We have to spend a lot of time with Felix to care for his needs. We can’t do our things during this time. That’s why the household chores come 10th for us,” says Suleika apologetically. Ever since the till. Standing frame has been in the house, she likes to bring Felix to the worktop in the kitchen. He then watches her cook. “I also sometimes put something on his tray for him to nibble on,” says his mother. She has found that the upright position has another big advantage. Her son stands more consistently and this helps him to use his hips better. Felix goes to kindergarten. Not alone, because till. will accompany him. In this autumn there will be another surprise, Felix will become a big brother once again.