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The family of a man with cerebral palsy who had his wheelchair stolen got some welcome relief from the manufacturer of the device. According to reporting in Courant, a Maryland family had left their son’s wheelchair outside for a couple of hours and, when they went out to retrieve it, they found t

Whenever parents hear the words “cerebral palsy”, they naturally think the worst. Where cerebral palsy is concerned, in fact, the worst can be very bad. Some people with CP are permanently disabled, spend their lives in wheelchairs, cannot swallow their own food and suffer other effects that are

According to reporting in the Montana Standard, a program designed to help people with cerebral palsy learn the skills necessary to live independently has helped one 21-year-old woman to do so. The article profiles a woman who is currently attending college and working 30 hours per week, and who suf

This January, a man with CP turned 80 years old, which likely makes him the oldest person alive who has CP. The man lives in Newport, TN. According to an article on WBIR-TV, he has no plans of going to a rest home anytime soon. The man profiled worked as a bookkeeper. He has lived […]

Motivational speakers can sometimes be a bit hard to take. After all, what have most of them done to be telling others why they need to believe in themselves more or give any of the other advice they commonly give. Jerry Traylor, recently profiled in the Great Falls Tribune, offers motivational spee

Being blind and having cerebral palsy will not prevent a 6 year-old child from running his fourth 5K race. Profiled in Myrtle Beach Online, the child, named Jayden, is planning on participating in a race during the third week in February, along with 1,000 other runners, as part of the Myrtle Beach a