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My older brother (currently 31) has severe cerebral palsy - very similar to what Zain had.

He has been healthy recently, but there have been many close calls. He has frequent seizures and many normally routine things can be life threatening. Others have mentioned things like pneumonia.

He requires 24/7 medical attention, including a nurse who stays with him every night in case, among other things, his seizures get out of control. Thankfully for him, my mom is a nurse and we are fortunate that health insurance covers a very large amount of his medically necessary care.