Mandy and Kate chat with Loretta, a busy mum of four with a beautiful son named Rhys, who has a diagnosis of spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.

Loretta shares all about Rhys’ unexpected early birth and hospitalisation, including some very rectum moments she experienced. She talks about Rhys’s childhood, including his schooling, surgeries, sports and his involvement in Scouts, in which her go-getter son learned independence skills and handled the physical challenges he was involved with very well. She also talks about the births of her subsequent three children, two of whom have diagnoses of ADHD.

Rhys is now a year 12 student into wheelchair basketball who also works in fast food and events. He’s learning how to drive and is working towards saving for a car. Loretta has learned from Rhys to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep moving whenever you fall over.

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Pea mum Loretta talks about go-getter Rhys