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will he walk again

will he walk again

My son, in 1994, was 18, and was diagnosed with cancer of the spine at t4. He was treated and we hoped that he would eventually get his legs back. The cancer had paralized from the waist down. He has been cancer free since his treatments, but still has no feeling in his legs. He has penis feeling, but he has to cath because he cant use his legs. He has a lot of jerking movement uncontrolled . My question is if he had prolonged physical therapy, or maybe some type of surgery, would he be able to walk again? what about the droppeed feet? i dont understand that either. He is now  thirty years old, but he is very skinny, i can feel every bone in his ribs. He has very little appetite. He moved back home withe me this past year because he lost his job and could no longer afford housing and bills on his own.. I worry about him a lot. will he ever walk again so that he can maybe get a good job and have a better quality of life?
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hi granny,
i am sorry to hear that. But kudos to you and your family that you all are victorious against this dreaded disease of cancer. The problem is cancer drains out all the things, hence looks wise , one becomes too thin. As far as his powers are concerned, it's really next to impossible, for it to return. But miracles are know to happen in medical feild and GOD almighty, has other plans, which we don;t know. So hope sustains life and keep up the rehabilitation work, Who knows, one day, he may walk.
Regards
Do keep us posted
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