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age 15
 
Doug
By Sheryl
 
 
   
  At this time, Doug is 15 years 6 mo. Doctors in the beginning told me he would never walk or talk or have any self-help skills. I am happy to say that my son is walking, talking and uses the toilet and plenty of self-help skills. Doug is developementally delayed but making progress everyday. Inspite of the Diabetes Insipidis I was able to get him toilet trained by age 6. He wasn't put on the DDAVP until he was 8 years.

Doug was diagnosed with ONH at about 1 year old. Didn't see his endo until about age 4. He was put on synthroid and growth hormone and about a year later he was put on the Cortef. Before the cortef he was very lathargic. What a difference. At 8 years he was put on the DDAVP. It was a long hall but he is one of the joys of my life. He has a brother that is 1 1/2 years younger and a 6 year old sister.


Doug age 3 :)


Doug at age 6 with his younger brother by 1 1/2 years. Doug is on the right.

      

On halloween with his brother and sister. Doug is the skeleton..........lol. I think Doug is 12, Danny 11, Sierra about 3.
 
   
     
 

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