cerebral palsy news archive

North Wales Chronicle - A North Wales Newspapers Title (Chronicle)Alys is in doggy wonderland! A HOLYHEAD mother has explained how her determined young daughter refuses to let her cerebral palsy hold her back.

Golfer finally nabs pro status (Portland Tribune)The 19th time was the charm. Portland?s Derek Gemmet, a four-handicapper born with cerebral palsy, achieved his dream Wednesday. The 25-year-old Grant High graduate shot 72-75?147, 3-over-par at Tumwater (Wash.) Municipal Valley Golf Course ?and passed the PGA Player?s Ability Test by four shots.

ROOSEVELT (Newsday.com)The music was loud and festive as about 400 people, mostly kids and many in wheelchairs, paraded across Washington Avenue to and from the United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau school in Roosevelt.

Adult stem cells aid recovery in animal model of cerebral palsy (Medical College of Georgia)Adult stem cell therapy quickly and significantly improves recovery of motor function in an animal model for the ischemic brain injury that occurs in about 10 percent of babies with cerebral palsy, researchers report.

Great-grandmother raising three children and sharing the love (Blogging Baby)One of our frequent commenters here at Blogging Baby recently started a blog because ?Blogging Baby?s comment boxes are too damn small!? Ann started reading Blogging Baby last year when she bought her computer, and it became a lifeline for her. She had been so busy with child-rearing that she had not realized how isolated she had become. This is probably true of many of our readers, but Ann is

Disabled Woman Gives Birth (CBS News)A severely disabled, brain-damaged woman with cerebral palsy gave birth to a baby girl in Chicago. The woman lived in a nursing home until she was found pregnant last month. The pregnancy occurred after she was allegedly raped.

Doctor: 30 people in wheelchairs stuck if forced to evacuate again (KESQ)THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. A doctor says 30 evacuated people in wheelchairs are stuck in Thousand Oaks if ordered to leave again. Dozens of severely fragile and disabled people were evacuated overnight from two United cerebral palsy locations across Southern California.