Our guest this week is Gary Seideman of San Diego, CA who is the Director of the Film & Media Program at Options For All and father of a son with Cerebral Palsy.
Gary and his wife, Dawn, have been married for 16 years and are the proud parents of Kye (15) who has Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Agenesis of the corpus callosum.
Gary reflects on how Kye has defied most all the early predications and expectations of the medical professionals and how full his life has become.
We learn about the Film & Media Program at Options For All, an organization that provides individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities hands-on training in filmmaking, video production, editing, and other media skills. The program promotes creativity, independence, and inclusion while preparing participants for meaningful employment opportunities in the film and media industry.
We also learn about a host of supporting organizations Kye and the family have benefited from, including:
Epilepsy Society of San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital
National Organization of Corpus Callosum
Regional Center (SD), and
Poway Unified SD
It's an uplifting and informative story all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.
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