Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

Juwaan Espinals life was cut short at age 22, but he left a lasting impact upon all who knew and loved him. Continue reading →

For the 37-year-old, who lives with cerebral palsy, the health crisis presents a special risk. He is more likely to become severely ill if he contracts the virus and the risk of community infection is particularly high due his need for constant care Continue reading →

But for Emma Sutcliffe, who has cerebral palsy, her first battle isnt paying the bills or finding fast enough broadband. Continue reading →

The Green Business Partnership (GBP), a sustainability certification program founded by the Business Council of Westchester in partnership with Westchester County and Green Team Spirit LLC, recently honored 6 organizations at the 10th Annual Green Business Partnership Awards. The awards were given in the categories that the Green Business Partnership identifies as part of its certification process, and one in honor of the late Charlie Brown, a visionary green business leader that demonstrated a true commitment to sustainability as founder and CEO of C.W. Brown in Armonk (now LeChase Construction). Continue reading →

The fitness and strength sports community does its best to be inclusive of people from all backgrounds of life. This was easily the most evident with Phil Carter who has shown that even cerebral palsy is not enough to stop someone from finding success in the sport. Continue reading →

The parents of an six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy say he has defied the odds to achieve what he has since being born prematurely. Continue reading →

A carer hid his cache of guns and grenades in a secret storeroom at the home of a man with cerebral palsy. Michael Green stashed three rifles, a de-activated machine gun and explosive material in the flat of William Ross. Continue reading →

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby's brain development, a large American study shows. These chemicals, or hormones, are produced in the thyroid gland in the neck and are known to influence fetal growth Continue reading →

For the 37-year-old, who lives with cerebral palsy, the health crisis presents a special risk. He is more likely to become severely ill if he contracts the virus and the risk of community infection is particularly high due his need for constant care. Basically, at the beginning of the pandemic, I was in a self-imposed lockdown for 58 straight days. Continue reading →

Tjili Grant Wetherill had almost every imaginable odd stacked against her. Born prematurely, she was the only survivor of triplets abandoned at a hospital in Cambodia Continue reading →