Episode 29

Today’s guest is Katie Garrison. Katie is a mother of a beautiful daughter with many unique abilities. Her daughter was diagnosed at 22 months with many diagnosis’s: Soto’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Kidney and Heart problems, Autism, and Apraxia (non-verbal). Soto’s Syndrome is characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, overgrowth in childhood, and delayed development of mental and movement abilities. 

Her daughter is now 10 years old in a mainstream school. She LOVES to dance more than anything! Another hobby is ripping pages out of magazines and books anything she can get her hands on. Doctors told her that her daughter would not be able to walk or talk… Jokes on them! She is able to walk and can verbalize a few words. She mainly uses sign language or her iPad to talk. Her gate is off balance, which affects how she runs but she can do it! Through all the joys and challenges Katie goes through, she wouldn’t change it for the world. The love she has for her daughter is unbelievable! She is a super star!