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Surgery gets Ridgefield boy, 5, with cerebral palsy moving

He's swimming, playing soccer after undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy at Seattle Children’s

By Erin Middlewood, Columbian Managing Editor for Content
Published: April 25, 2023, 6:02am
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Brett Seifried of Ridgefield kicks a soccer ball with his son, Archer, 5, at Salmon Creek Indoor Sports Arena on a recent Sunday. Archer participates in Salmon Creek TOPSoccer, an inclusive team for kids with disabilities. Archer, who has cerebral palsy, can control his body much better after undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital in 2022.
Brett Seifried of Ridgefield kicks a soccer ball with his son, Archer, 5, at Salmon Creek Indoor Sports Arena on a recent Sunday. Archer participates in Salmon Creek TOPSoccer, an inclusive team for kids with disabilities. Archer, who has cerebral palsy, can control his body much better after undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital in 2022. (Meg Connelly/for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Archer Seifried’s parents noticed early on that their son’s development wasn’t matching what they had observed in his older sister.

“We saw he wasn’t walking properly,” said his dad, Ridgefield resident Brett Seifried. “We tried physical therapy before we knew it was cerebral palsy.”

Archer received his diagnosis when he was just over a year old.

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