Cadott mother takes life ‘one day at a time’ with disabled son

CADOTT Tyler Kenealy will tell you his whole life story, sparing few details, if you ask him about it.

And its quite a story to tell. For an 11-year-old boy, hes had his share of struggles, even starting before he was born.

Mom was shot, which was not the greatest thing in the world, Tyler said, referencing his mother Liz being injured by gunfire in May 2000.

She was one of five people shot during a standoff between her then-fiance, Tom Kenealy, and Chippewa County Deputy Bill Kelly in the town of Edson.

Liz Kenealy found out after being taken to the hospital that day that she was about 12 weeks pregnant.

I said to the doctor, Are you sure you have the right patient? Liz recalls.

The hardships didnt end there. Tyler was born on Aug. 24, 2000, about three months premature, with cerebral palsy.

A fighter

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions, including a persons movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. It has several variations, and is usually caused by injuries or abnormalities of the brain either in the womb or during the first two years of life.

In Tylers case, he was born with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy, affecting all of his limbs and hindering his mobility.

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Cadott mother takes life ‘one day at a time’ with disabled son