Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

A blind teen who has cerebral palsy hopes her wish for a new bike will come true this year - from the kindness of strangers. Grace Goddard, 19, who also has learning difficulties and epilepsy, would love to get out and about her home in Erdington Continue reading →

The concept of "Different Socks Day" started in 2016 with WABC's Charity Initiative: each year on December 23, people wear mismatched socks to show their willingness to care for those with autism, brain paralysis and Downs syndrome, as well as their family. People take part in this event in order to call for public awareness and understanding, alleviate the prejudice towards the challenged groups, and make the society united and diverse. In recent years, "Different Socks Day" has grown to a well known charity event profoundly because of its proposal of a warm and caring purpose with ground-breaking ways of participation. Continue reading →

Preterm babies may not benefit from high-hemoglobin blood transfusions, a new study has found. File Photo by Praisaeng/Shutterstock Dec Continue reading →

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Rockdale Citizen ) Conyers resident Justin Knight and his mother will kick off the New Year by participating in the Atlanta Track Clubs Annual Resolution Run on Jan. Continue reading →

TILT Performance Group performs "Game Night" in February 2020. (Photo by Dave Hawks) Every Wednesday afternoon, I meet with several actors from TILT Performance Group, a theatre company I co-founded in 2013 and which I currently serve as artistic director. Continue reading →

Meet the 2020 Section III All-CNY boys soccer large school team and Coach of the Year. The team is chosen by Section III coaches and the syracuse.com high school sports staff Continue reading →

This story is part of AL.coms series Alabamians who made a difference in 2020, highlighting people who have made our state a better place to live this year. Stories in this series will publish each day from Dec. 11 to Dec Continue reading →

We are continuing our simultaneous countdowns of the Top-10 Most Read Jersey Shore News Stories and Most Watched Jersey Shore News Stories of 2020. Here is the 3rd most read article followed by the 3rd most watched video on our social media platforms of Facebook and YouTube across 92.7 WOBM, 94.3ThePoint, 105.7TheHawk, the new Beach 104.1 FM and the Shore Sports Network. 3rd Most Read Article...2020 Jersey Shore Election Results & 2020Jersey Shore Primary ElectionResults Continue reading →

Huddersfield dad Ben Carpenter is hoping for a more settled few months following a stressful year. Adoption champion Ben adopted welcomed son Louis into his family earlier this year following the tragic death of son Noah, who died suddenly aged two following a seizure in November last year. Ben says two-and-a-half-year-old Louis, who has cerebral palsy and is blind, is thriving in his new surroundings and has been getting to know his new brothers and sisters, Jack, 13, Ruby, 10, Lily, eight, and Joseph, five, all of whom have special needs Continue reading →

The claim has been brought by the mother of the boy who blames his condition on delays when he was born. Papers issued at Londons High Court and recently made public claim her son could have avoided all injury if he had been delivered earlier at Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston where he was born on 10 May 2004 Continue reading →