In late June 2015 we got a phone call that changed the direction of Herby Paul and my life. My husband's ex-wife and mother to his 7 year old son, Kurbie, had suffered a stroke at the young age of 35 and was unable to care for their child. Her family refused to watch over Kurbie so we used all of our savings to send Herby down to the Bahamas right away. He had to file for an emergency passport in order to bring his son to Minnesota. One month later, with passport in hand, he was able to bring Kurbie to live with us. Herby had told me before that his son walked tippy-toe but never knew what was wrong as he was never diagnosed in the Bahamas. We made a well child appointment in August and Kurbie was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, which made sense based on his right side tippy-toe walking and his right arm weakness. We were referred to Gillette Children's Specialty Care and have had multiple appointments with a neurologist, orthopedic surgeon, physical therapist, occupational therapist, MRI scan(which confirmed his brain injury from birth), and with a physiatry doctor. We have our plan of treatment and therapy which will entail botox and serial casting, then physical therapy. What this means is that on January 8th we will go to Gillette Hospital and have botox injected into his calf and ankle, this will take about 1 week to start to calm the nerves in his leg so that the casting will be successful. Then beginning January 15th he will have a walking cast put on in order to stretch his leg muscles. This cast will last 1 week, and then a new cast will be put on at a varying degree to stretch more, and then a new cast for each week for the next 5 weeks or so. If the Doctor is satisfied and Kurbies foot is flat to the ground he will then be fitted for a custom brace to wear for an indefinite amount of time. In the future we could do gait analysis, more x-rays, MRI's and possibly surgery. We are trying to provide the best care for this sweet boy, so that he can have a lifetime of doing anything that he wants to do with n o physical handicap to slow him down. This has been a little overwhelming for Kurbie, however he has been so good through all of these appointments. January and February will be tough for him with the walking cast, especially at school. Unfortunately, right before his 8th birthday in September, his mother passed away. In the past 4 months Kurbie has moved to a new country he has never been to before, started a new school, his mother died, and he has endured so many doctor appointments. So much for a little guy who is so brave and so sweet. We are not people who typically ask others for help; however we realized that we can not do this alone and are asking for any help we can get in paying for his medical expenses currently and within the next year as we aggressively treat his Cerebral Palsy. We have health insurance with a $4000.00 deductible which we pay, plus 20% after that. Unfortunately we have no savings as it was used to bring Kurbie to this country to live with us and for his immigration paperwork so that he can legally stay with us in Minnesota. Please know that all of the funds raised with go toward Kurbie's medical expenses and care. We are so very grateful and thankful for any amount that you are able to donate.