I am 29 years old and had surgery for a spinal avm about 9 months ago. I too was paralyzed due to the pressure the avm was putting on my spinal cord. I had to teach myself everything over again. Your son is young and in time will hopefully have a full recovery. He will be tired, have bladder issues, and be in pain a lot. He needs to understand that he is not alone and that there is always someone out there who has it worse then he does. Be strong and take it one day at a time. Nobody wishes this on anyone but your son is a real hero when he can look back on this and say I cheated death!!
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