Overcoming the Obstacles of Cerebral Palsy (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.8 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Mother and son Lisa and Tyler Sexton discuss their amazing story of parenting a child with special needs and how - through God's work and faithfulness - Tyler was able to overcome limitations and pursue a medical degree.
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| 0:00.0 | God is at work and he's calling his people to rise in truth. Truth Rising is a powerful new |
| 0:05.6 | documentary from Focus on the Family in the Colson Center. See how ordinary Christians choose |
| 0:11.1 | courage in a culture that needs truth. Watch Truth Rising starting September 5th and find out how |
| 0:17.4 | you can be a part of the change and become an agent of restoration. |
| 0:22.4 | Sign up at truthrising.com. |
| 0:24.8 | That's truthrising.com. |
| 0:36.9 | God has called mothers, especially mothers with kids who have a special need. |
| 0:44.3 | He has called them to do an incredible, incredible task. |
| 0:51.3 | And it's our time to say, I will do that. I want to serve the Lord. And he has called me to do this. |
| 0:59.6 | That's a passionate comment from Lisa Sexton, one of our guests today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. |
| 1:05.3 | I'm John Fuller, and this is going to be an inspirational conversation about overcoming challenges and the determination |
| 1:12.8 | it takes when you have a child with special needs. |
| 1:15.7 | John, it's a special moment for any couple as they prepare for a baby, but it can also be a |
| 1:20.8 | time of concern when there's a diagnosis that indicates special needs. |
| 1:25.8 | But we're going to share a story full of hope today. |
| 1:29.9 | And if you're a parent with a heavy burden about your child, stick with us because I think |
| 1:35.2 | this will really encourage you. |
| 1:37.4 | In the studio, we had Lisa Sexton, and we're going to hear her dramatic story of her son, |
| 1:43.2 | Tyler. |
| 1:43.8 | He's with us as well, and had a journey of living with cerebral palsy and all the surgeries |
| 1:50.2 | and the challenges and the joys along the way. |
| 1:53.2 | They've co-authored a book about that journey. |
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