This teen girl is your typical 16 year old, she is stubborn, sassy and boy crazy according to her mom. But unlike other teen girls she was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome at age 2. Her symptoms began like that of many kids with Rett; she had a normal childhood, hitting all of her developmental milestones up to 18 months and then started regressing. At 20 months she stopped talking and then starting having seizures.

Now in grade 11, she communicates with an eye gaze device and has significant fine and gross motor involvement, has hip development issues causing her a great deal of pain but she is very lucky to still be quite mobile on her own.

She adores school, doing girlie things like facials, hair and makeup, and getting massages. She loves coffee and is often caught sipping from her favorite teacher’s mug at school. This happy teen loves to be around people and be the center of attention. Alberta Dreams cannot wait to design a special backyard space centered around her needs so she can spend valued time with her family and friends.