Cerebral Palsy Article

This is a cerebral palsy article as told by the mother-Theresa Muyawala.

Morris Moyo was born on 17th September, 1993 at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). At birth, he weighed 3.5Kg. Three months after he was born, he experienced a rise in temperature and was admitted at UTH for two days and he was discharged after a few days. After 9 months, he was again admitted at UTH as he was sick of meningitis. He was put on oxygen therapy for two weeks and was being fed through the nostrils via tubes. At the time, his legs were stiff.

Morris got better and he was discharged from the hospital. Despite getting better, the illness affected his speech, crawling and walking. In this cerebral palsy article it should be noted that Morris experienced delayed milestones, he was able to speech and walk by age four.

He started school at the age of five at the University of Zambia Specials School. He stayed there for three years after which he went to Zambia Institute of Special Education (ZAMISE). He stayed at ZAMISE for two years and then left for the University Teaching Hospital Special Education School. After staying for two years he then went to Woodlands ‘A’ Special School.

Ms. Muyawala narrated that “ After learning for two years, the teacher at the school approached me and informed me that Morris was not bad and that I should enrol him at a regular school. Upon hearing this, I enrolled him at Jessie Mbanga Primary School”

However, his performance at the school was not satisfactory as his rate of learning was quite slow and this required special attention from the teachers. Ms Muyawala narrated that “we did not despair in prayers. God continued to be faithful to us”. He wrote his Grade Seven examinations at the school and he passed. He was transferred to Lusaka High Special School where he is currently. By God’s grace he boards two buses to and from school on his own. He recently attended a bible course and he graduated from at Winner’s Chapel International.

This short cerebral palsy article was contributed by Ms Theresa Muyawala, the mother to Morris and Ms Muyawala is an active member of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Zambia.

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