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In honor of March as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Parker, a pediatric physical therapist & professor of pediatric physical therapy, was our guest at the March 21, 2013, Facebook Chat discussing Cerebral Palsy, a common diagnosis for newborns who have spent time in the NICU. [Read more]
My seven year old son has cerebral palsy. Along our journey, we have encountered a variety of methods and practices that have helped him get to where he is today. I learned quickly that my greatest resource in searching out alternative methods and treatment was always other parents. Here is our quick reference guide for [...]
There are so many misconceptions when it comes to Cerebral Palsy. Most often it seems people assume that when you say your child has CP that means that they aren’t intelligent or that they are completely wheelchair bound. While this is the case for many living with CP, there are also many who struggle in [...]
Special needs and NICU parent Marty Barnes gives us an overview of cerebral palsy in all of its unique forms from a mom’s point of view. Though an initial diagnosis of CP can feel like the end of the world, there are many treatment options and ways for children with CP to live very full lives. [Read more]
Most parents rarely have the need to have their child assessed, but for the special needs mom assessments become a regular part of the rotating specialist/doctor regimen. We endure assessments in therapy (often times over and over for each of the different kinds of therapy), at the pediatrician’s office and usually with a follow-up clinic [...]
Cameron and Brooklyn Today Some things in life just never go as planned, even the expectations we have for the siblings in our family. Growing up with a sister of my own, I am all to familiar with the “we are like night and day” scenario that many siblings speak of when talking about their [...]
Alexia Pearce delivered her little boy at 23-weeks and says now, “If I’d known then what I do now, I’d have wanted him to die in my arms.” Take a moment to read her incredible story of now 3-year old Nathan and his inevitable premature death. Alexia wishes to raise awareness of the important decisions [...]
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