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Cerebral Palsy

Do you know anyone with Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy is caused by an injury to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth. In many cases, no one knows for sure what caused the brain injury or what may have been done to prevent the injury.

People with Cerebral Palsy has lots of physical impediments as well as speech, what is interesting is that most of us have watch a kid or a person with this problem (They usually shake and do not have a control on their bodies) and when we hear them talking we assume it is mental retardation but is not! Some of them may have some learning disabilities but they are capable to learn at the speed of any other person.

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DISABILITY COMMUNITY DECRIES 'ASHLEY TREATMENT'

David is a young man with severe cerebral palsy. He can't walk, he can't talk, he can't sit up by himself, but he can blog. This week, David blogged about Ashley.
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Cerebral Palsy Health & Special Psychology

My youngest son (who turns 14 next week) has mild cerebral palsy (CP). It is mild enough that most people don't realize that anything is wrong with him, but it still present s many challenges in his life. He used to walk on the balls of his feet, but had surgery when he was younger to lengthen the muscles in the backs of his legs to allow him to walk normally and even run (though not very well). He has struggled with speech and both large and fine motor skills, but has made a lot of progress as he works at it.

I also know a wonderful woman who has fairly severe CP who has accomplished great things in her life in spite of her challenges. She has born and raised 3 fine sons who served LDS missions. She and her husband (who is our pediatrician) just returned from an LDS mission in Korea.

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Steroid 'key' to palsy treatment

A steroid helps people recover from the effects of a disfiguring facial condition, researchers find.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotlan...ral/7045375.stm

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Can Cerebral Palsy be Prevented With Cord Blood Stem Cells?

In my life I have been blessed to know many people who have cerebral palsy. Ref. Source 7

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Nurse Joked About Throwing Baby With Cerebral Palsy Out the Window

A British nurse is facing a medical counsel hearing about how she reportedly joked about throwing a baby with Cerebral Palsy out the window because she got frustrated that the baby kept pulling his medical monitors off of his body. Ref. Source 6

Cerebral Palsy

She Was Told Her Son Would Be a Vegetable, Now He's Graduating From College

In 1975, Frankie MacQueen was born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that causes impairment of motor function due to brain injury or abnormal development of the brain. Most cases of cerebral palsy are diagnosed before the age of one; and only two percent of all cases are believed to be due to a genetic cause. Ref. Source 1

Cerebral Palsy Psychology Special & Health

We can never know the potential of any child that's why in the other thread about euthanasia I don't understand the rush to get rid of any child. Anything can be overcome, even cerebral palsy.