Originally posted by: Don_Vito
Originally posted by: Crazymofo
My little brother actually has CP and I can tell you that if this little boy was anything like my little bro then it wouldn't take much to get down to 23lbs... My little brother is TINY! He is probably still less than 50lbs even though he is almost 16... with CP the body never develops at all, the muscles never get past infant stage, the bones never developed past infant stage.... my brother is for the most part a 16 year old infant... if he were to be left alone for a few months I could see him getting down to 25lbs pretty easily...
Interesting - thanks for the info. I hope your brother is able to persevere and do OK in life.
Unfortunately for my little brother he is forever in the care of my parents... he cannot walk or talk. Fortunatey for my little bro my parents are kind hearted decent human beings so he gets food 4 to 5 times a day.