Amélie was born in 2020 as the first of fraternal twins. When she was 3 months old, her mother Denisa noticed the first differences compared to her sister Terezka. Amélie had trouble holding her head up, wasn’t lifting her chest during tummy time, cried often, was restless, didn’t sleep well, and refused milk. At that time, however, doctors said everything was fine.

At 8 months old, muscle spasms began, prompting her mother to immediately start paying for private rehabilitation sessions. Months of Vojta therapy, however, showed no results. While her mother was covering all the costs herself, they finally received a referral to a neurologist, where they are still trying to determine the cause of all Amélie’s issues.

It wasn’t until she was 3 years old that Amélie took her first steps, and now, at 4, her walking is still not fully stable. She needs assistance with eating, cannot dress herself, and is not toilet trained. Her psychomotor development corresponds to that of a 2-year-old child. Amélie also suffers from dyskinetic cerebral palsy, muscle hypotonia, and axial hypotonia. Despite all the care Amélie requires, her mother also devotes time to Terezka, who loves playing with her sister and tries to help her whenever she can.

How will Advent runners help Amélie?

We will cover the costs of additional hippotherapy sessions,which are very important to Amálka and are moving her forward.

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