(TSPR Local) – Piersen Eaker was not quite two years old when he suffered severe head trauma at a licensed daycare in eastern Illinois. A decade later, Piersen requires care 24 hours a day.
Piersen is also growing and thriving – and has a changing set of needs as he nears his teenage years. Like any 12-year-old boy, Piersen cracks up at certain bodily functions and sometimes rolls his eyes at his parents. He likes fireworks, splash pads, bumper cars, and all kinds of music – though his absolute favorite is Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Piersen has a tracheostomy and g-tube. He communicates with facial expressions, huge grins, sounds, and with an eye-gaze device called Accent 1400 from his wheelchair. CONTINUE