Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

Like many children, Brenna Kamps and her siblings love American Ninja Warrior. But what makes the Kamps different is that they are tripletsand Brenna has some unique challenges. They were born at 25 weeks gestation, their mother, Angie Kamps, told WHOTv.com. Continue reading →

ONE of Ebony Wilsons favourite things to do is to go cycling. The 25-year-old is out on her bike three or more times a week at Chailey Heritage Futures, a residential centre for people with physical disabilities up to the age of 25, where she stays for several nights a week. She has athetoid cerebral palsy, a condition which causes involuntary movement and means she needs a wheelchair, after being born ten weeks prematurely so she uses an adapted bike with a more supportive seat to be able to go cycling. Continue reading →

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CLEVELAND, Ohio The superhero of East 330th Street is motoring around her lair, spinning this way and that, zipping forward, abruptly changing directions. Her sidekick, Fonzie the pug, is busy darting out of her way as her brother and sister feed off her energy. The superhero has not yet imagined the outfit she will wear when she transforms from suburban kindergartener to guardian of good, nor has she considered how her powers will manifest. Continue reading →

Dumbarton and the Vales MP has paid tribute to his late brother Graham while criticising the Prime Minister over the views of one of his advisors. Martin Docherty-Hughes questioned Boris Johnson on why Andrew Sabinsky was employed despite discriminatory comments on eugenics which is the science of controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. The local MP shared how his late brother Graham died aged 15 from cerebral palsy Continue reading →

In this briefing we analyse the recent case of Sanderson v. Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 20 (QB), in which the High Court grappled with an important issue around the application of NICE Guidelines, and re-emphasised the importance of clinical judgment. Continue reading →

OAHU The 26th Annual Honolulu Festival 3/6-3/8 Promoting harmony among cultures, the Honolulu Festival attracts thousands every year for its three-day lineup of events, including the Friendship Gala and Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden. The final day culminates with stage performancesand the much anticipated Grand Parade, the finale of the Honolulu Festival.Honolulu, Oahu,honolulufestival.com. 3/15 A one-day event, this collectibles and Hawaiiana showcase serves as a fix for those who love anything vintage Continue reading →

Abuse victim Bill MacArthur speaks during Eighth annual Disability Day of Mourning at Burnaby Neighbourhood House on Sunday. Arlen Redekop / PNG By Gordon McIntyre Bill MacArthur was raped and beaten as a child, and he saw horrific instances of other sexual, physical and emotional abuse during the four separate times he was sent to the former provincial lunatic asylum/hospital for the insane that became Woodlands School in New Westminster Continue reading →

From assisted horseback riding and rock climbing to yoga for Parkinsons, here are 17 Philly-area athletic organizations offering adaptive fitness. When it comes to adaptive fitness, the Philly area has a range of options Continue reading →

An Irish whiskey auction company is taking the country's whiskey industry by storm. Continue reading →