San Dimas mother reflects on milestones reached with her son who has cerebral palsy

NBC Los Angeles reports on Hellen Deanda, a San Dimas mother and full-time caregiver to her 17-year-old son Jose Elias, who has cerebral palsy. The article documents Elias's milestones—he now speaks both English and Spanish, plays trumpet, and has developed social independence—achievements attributed to his mother's caregiving, speech therapy, and training from the Center of Caregiver Advancement. The reporting is sourced from direct quotes from both mother and son, with a named reporter (Christian Cázares) credited in the byline, and includes specific biographical details (Elias's birth weight of 3 pounds 10 ounces, his current age of 17) that ground the narrative. The piece is a straightforward Mother's Day human-interest story with no apparent fact-checking issues, though it lacks independent corroboration of medical details or the organization mentioned; independent search results show other local coverage of cerebral palsy stories but do not specifically corroborate this family's details. Readers should note this is primarily an anecdotal, emotionally framed feature rather than investigative or data-driven reporting on cerebral palsy outcomes or caregiver resources more broadly.