Cerebral Palsy Doctors & Lawyers

Terp Thon Raises Money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:59:46 +0000

Included in the list of beneficiaries of Terp Thon — (the collegiate dance marathons helping raise money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the country) were 9 year old twins Alexander and Tess Theodorakos. They both have cerebral palsy. For them, the toys that have been donated to the hospital where they receive treatment have [...]

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Howard County General Hospital Hosts Reunion for Families with NICU Babies

Admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:56:46 +0000

Over the weekend, Howard County General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit hosted the first reunion for families with NICU babies since 2008. The event used to be held annually, but was canceled as the recession took its toll. This year’s gathering included over 200 babies, children, parents and nurses. One mother, Moira Mattingly, shared that [...]

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Elliot Driben: Godfather of Boston U Sports

Admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:50:11 +0000

It all started back in 1955 when Elliot Driben was an 11 year old boy with cerebral palsy. At that tender age he began seven years of speech therapy with Boston University Professor Albert Murphy. Ever since then Driben has felt nothing but gratitude for what he got from B.U., and when he became an [...]

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Maine Non-Profit Day Features United Cerebral Palsy of Maine

Admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:49:40 +0000

The State House in Augusta, Maine was the location for the Tenth Annual Nonprofit Day celebration sponsored by the Maine Association of Nonprofits. This special event, which included a diverse group of organizations such as United Cerebral Palsy of Maine, Good Shepherd Food Bank and WesternMaine Community Action, Inc., took place from 8:30am until 1pm [...]

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Hockey Rink Fundraiser

Admin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:47:44 +0000

When two-year-old Carter Churchill was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, his engineer father Todd put $10,000 into converting his backyard into a hockey ice rink. Measuring at approximately a quarter of an NHL rink, it boasts face-off circles, lines and painted boards. Since his son – who not only has cerebral palsy but is also deaf [...]

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Boy with Cerebral Palsy Walks

Admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:45:25 +0000

When eight-year-old Callum Brown was first diagnosed with diplegic cerebral palsy, his parents Sharon and Neil were told that it would be unlikely if he would ever be able to walk. But following pioneering surgery he had at St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, he showed he will be able to walk, by taking his [...]

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Disabled Hockey Team Hits the Mark

Admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:43:37 +0000

The Vineland Sled Stars, a hockey team for the physically challenged, can stand tall and proud today. They just earned a 5-2 win and a $10,000 grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region. The Vineland Sled Stars Coach Steve Bareiszis has a daughter with cerebral palsy on the team and two [...]

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Parents Create Their Own Facility for Disabled Children

Admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:42:09 +0000

If you build it, they will come. This was the mantra that propelled Baruch and Joyce Schur to build their own assisted living home for their 26 year old son with cerebral palsy. Their story is really an inspiration. Living in Chicago, the Schurs were considering uprooting their entire lives and moving out of state [...]

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Chillicothe High School Shows Cerebral Palsy Support

Admin — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:40:20 +0000

In a beautiful show of support, the Chillicothe High School National Honor Society in Chillicothe, Ohio raised money recently for the awareness of cerebral palsy. At their Friday night Cavalier basketball game in the beginning of February, they did a number of fundraisers. As NHS President Sarah Lossie explained, they were doing the fundraisers both [...]

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Stem Cells Show “New Path Forward” For Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Admin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:34:43 +0000

An Australian study on the effects of stem cell treatment on young patients with cerebral palsy has shown highly promising results, according to research published in the scientific journal Stem Cell. Iona Novak, associate professor and head of research at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance said, “I think this is the most promising study we’ve ever [...]

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