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Cerebral Palsy News Archive09-Sep-2005
- Local club helps girl with cerebral palsy gain independence (Norwalk Advocate)STAMFORD -- Lexi Delgiudice, 8, must have broken at least one rule when she rolled down the long smooth lobby of the Tully Health Center on a big red tricycle.
- Geneseo businesses donate to pageant (Kewanee Star Courier)Curran, who was diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy, a chronic disorder which affects control of the muscles, founded the Miss You Can Do It pageant for girls and young women with special needs in 2004. When the pageant was a success, Curran decided to expand this year's competition into four age groups.
- Acupuncture for babies (The New Zealand Herald)Babies as young as three days old are receiving acupuncture to treat complaints such as fever and colic and even disabilities such as cerebral palsy. Parents are turning to the ancient Chinese therapy when traditional western treatments do not meet their expectations.
- New wheelchair will give Philippa a life line (Wandsworth Guardian)It could be mistaken for an innovative type of moon buggy, but for Philippa Smith it represents freedom. The four-year-old twin, who has cerebral palsy, cannot move around on her own and is totally dependent on her carers for mobility.
- Austin on wheels an awesome sight (Omaha World-Herald)The specially adapted tricycle had 7-year-old Austin Cooper, a cerebral palsy patient who walks with ankle braces and crutches, practically popping a wheelie down a hall of Creighton University Medical Center on Thursday.
- Doctor: Fertility Treatments Boosting Cerebral Palsy Rate (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) Fertility treatments have greatly increased the chances that families will have multiples, triplets, and even quadruplets.
- Interactive ball pool for Anna Ritchie pupils (Buchan Observer)Life's a ball for Anna Ritchie pupils - after a fantastic charity donation. Little Irvine Connor is seen here enjoying their new interactive ball pool. The pool helps children suffering from conditions such as cerebral palsy - which need stimulation from light and from touch.
- Saucy fund-raiser builds a dream (Delaware Online)Dianne Bingham (left) sells her barbecue sauce to aid a foundation named in honor of her daughter Krysti, who has cerebral palsy.
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