Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

BEING just as joyful but it can also be especially hard when youre entering unchartered grounds with not many references to go by. The tricky part to all this is to explain to your other children why your special needs child requires more attention. As parents, we try to love them all equally, but the reality is that nothing is created equal Continue reading →

The Emmy-nominated comedy returns with a second season This competition is now closed Friday, 28th February 2020 at 2:56 pm After nabbing four short-form Emmy nominations, its no surprise that Netflixs inclusive comedy Special has been renewed for a second season. Ryan OConnells semi-autobiographical show tells the story of Ryan Hayes, a young gay man with cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite his identity as an accident victim and go after the life he really wants Continue reading →

Chester Walker, who is called Mighty Chester by his father, Darren, has cerebral palsy, limited vision and is fed via a feeding tube. His family has been selected to be the recipients of the upcoming Random Night of Kindness event in Miramichi. A year after the first A Random Night of Kindness event was held in Miramichito help Dave Gilham and his family, a wish he expressed justbefore his death to help a fellow Australianand his family is being honoured. Continue reading →

Express News Service MADURAI: The six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, sheltered at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Institute of Child Health and Research Centre at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), was shifted to a home in Chennai on Tuesday. The district administration took the initiative after TNIE carried a news item on the girl, abandoned by one of her relatives on the hospital premises, in the edition dated February 24 Continue reading →

Living with cerebral palsy is all Ive ever known. After all, I was born that way. At a very young age, I had to learn about my own condition Continue reading →

Express News Service MADURAI: Abandonedby her family, for two months now, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Institute of Child Health and Research Centre at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) has become home for a six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities. A crib-like steel bed meant for ICU patients has been the girls dwelling since she was admitted on December 29 after being abandoned inside the hospital premises by a family member. However, nurses, sanitary workers, although overworked, and relatives of other patients, have come together to care for the child Continue reading →

A DETERMINED dad is getting set to run five half marathons in a year to raise 5,000 to thank the charities that saved his son. Keith Mitchell, 49, from Witham, never even owned a pair of running shoes before deciding to take on the challenge, which will also mark his 50th birthday. Keith will kick-start the fundraiser on March 1 at the Vitality Big Half in London Continue reading →

To honor their daughter, Elizabeth, and Ivy Tech Community College, Melissa and Stephen Padgettscontributed to the #THETIMEISNOW campaign to support the transformation of the Colleges Kokomo Campus. Thanks to their contribution, faculty, students, and staff will be able to meet, converse, and learn in the Elizabeth Padgett Huddle Room that is part of the faculty offices in Ivy Tech Kokomos new Health Professions Center. The familys connection to Ivy Tech goes back nearly 29 years, when Melissa was hired to serve as regional bookstore manager. Continue reading →

If you're ever looking for inspiration, look no further than eight-year-old Timaru girl Charlotte Walker, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two. Continue reading →

UW-Madisons Andrea Ruppar is the principal investigator (PI) on a new $1.4 million grant that will train students at the university how to work with young people who have complex communication needs over the next four years. Ruppar is an associate professor of special education with the School of Educations Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE) Continue reading →