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Natalie McDonald
Ontario
Natalie Christina McDonald was born on September 22, 1999, the first
child to Terry
and Christina. She was so perfect and so beautiful. She did everything a
normal baby would do in the first year of life except pull herself up to
walk. If stood in front of the couch she would “couch walk” but soon her
legs would give out and she would crash to the floor and crawl again,
very determined to get the things she wanted. We started at 1 year of
age with knee x-rays, then blood tests for the more normal stuff, a cat
scan, then off to Hamilton to a neuromuscular clinic where at the age of
2 she was diagnosed with SMA Type 2. Natalie was all smiles and love
when we sat in the doctor’s office and were given the diagnosis.
She didn’t understand what the future held or meant. Natalie was
sitting on my lap and I started to cry and she kept looking around and
the doctor handed her the Kleenex box and she started to wipe my tears.
She showed us that no matter how bad things were we were so lucky to
have her here
It’s been 2 and half years since Natalie was diagnosed. She is like
every 4 year old except for the power wheel chair. Her favorite color is
pink; she loves to go swimming and fishing and walks on our large piece
of property and she loves anything crafty. She is currently attending
Jr. kindergarten and loves school so much she wants to go all the time.
Everywhere we go Natalie’s smile lights up the room and makes people
realize how precious life really is. They say that the brightest stars
shine the shortest and we need help to make these stars shine longer.
Natalie McDonald was the honoree for the
2004
Rebecca Run for SMA |
