4MyChild: Help and Hope for Life

April 13, 2007

Botox Transforms Girl’s Life

This article from the Sudbury Star is a great example of how Botox therapy is literally changing the lives of thousands of children with cerebral palsy.

Sara Gauthier / For The Sudbury Star

With wide, curious eyes, Jenna Fournier looks around at all the people gathered in the gymnasium at St. Jerome School.

The cameras in particular seem to grab her attention.

Jenna, 5, is an example of what Botox can do for children with spastic cerebral palsy.

“Botox, for us, is a miracle drug,” says her mom, Jennifer Collin. “So, we’re hoping it lasts a long, long time.”

The little girl turns her head toward her mother and leans in. Her forehead rests on her mom’s and their noses touch.

A slight smile appears on Jenna’s face.

“If it wasn’t for the Botox, she’d probably be in a wheelchair right now,” says Collin. “She would not be independent the way she is.
And she’s walking with canes now, too. In the past two years, she went from not walking with a walker, to running with a walker, to walking.”

Jenna started getting the Botox injections when she was just 18 months.

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