Hennessy’s Radiothon Story

Hennessy was calved with analyzable aesculapian issues (arthrogryposis, which causes associated stiffness, and hydrocephalus, an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid wrong the brain), which resulted successful cerebral palsy (CP). This means that since helium was a babe helium has required adept attraction from a fig of specialized clinics astatine the Alberta Children’s Hospital. As portion of his condition, helium is non-verbal, his mobility is limited, and helium is G-tube fed.

He’s besides a smart, happy, engaged and focused four-year-old who loves learning caller things and hitting caller milestones. Hennessy’s ma Savanna is thrilled their teams astatine the infirmary person introduced them to caller ways helium tin prosecute with the world. They started astatine the hospital’s neuromotor clinic, and erstwhile Hennessy started rapidly progressing with the exertion there, helium was introduced to Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology, made imaginable acknowledgment to generous assemblage support. BCI recognizes changes successful a child’s thought patterns and past translates them into signals that let the kid to power a device.

This was an unthinkable accidental for small Hennessy to amusement what he’s susceptible of. Even though helium is conscionable 4 – utilizing the powerfulness of his ain caput helium is capable to paint, thrust a robotic car and commencement his favourite video, which plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Savanna says BCI allows Hennessy to person a emblematic pre-school acquisition successful an atypical way. As helium continues connected this journey, his goals are to play with much toys, prosecute with the satellite astir him, and play with his older brother, Wolfie. “With BCI we get to travel to the infirmary and person fun. It’s empowering for him, and it’s empowering arsenic a genitor watching your kid turn and learn.”

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