Just three weeks after Lewis was born, his mum, Melanie, knew something was wrong.
"I noticed Lewis was having some odd jerking movements while he was asleep," Melanie remembers. "Having two older children, I knew his movements weren't normal."
Nothing could have prepared Melanie and her husband Joel for what came next.
Lewis was rushed to the children's hospital, where doctors ran test after test. Then came the shattering news: their newborn baby had experienced a stroke.
“We were devastated and in utter shock. We had no idea babies could have strokes.” Melanie shares.
In the days and weeks that followed, Melanie and Joel were left feeling completely helpless, not knowing where to turn or what to do next.
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