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Hydranencephaly and Cerebral Palsy
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Alicia H.
I remember one of the first bits of information I found in the beginning on theRays of Sunshineweb page, one of the many that stayed in my mind over the past year, was that hydranencephaly would be easier to explain by just saying that Brayden has Cerebral Palsy ( CP ). I never researched how much truth was in this statement until the last week or ...
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Diagnosis: cerebral palsy
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Jason Adams
Today Hawke was diagnosed with cerebralpalsy; as of tonight I know near nothing regarding CP. This day I knew was possible based upon reading I have done via medical books, sites and blogs of parents whom have children with CP. My expectations? Great. I expect Hawke to continue to overcome and progress! The severity is unknown - Time will define th ...
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AFO Brace
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Lee
I got approval for my new AFO brace and today at the foot doc they took a cast of my foot and leg and I will have the brace in 2-3 weeks! Until then the doc wants me to wear the brace he gave me along with the orthotics. I am ok with that, I feel much safer wearing it. I just need to make sure that I do some exercises with my foot so that it can ...
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New Brace
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Lee
I got my new brace on Monday. Michael came and fitted me and we walked around in the hallway and everything seemed fine, then I went to pt and everything seemed fine. Then I went to Target. My foot started to really kill me. I had to stop shopping and go home. I called the orthopedist and tell them that my foot hurt real bad, Michael said he w ...
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Brace Fitting
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Lee
The guy came back with my brace today. He did nothing to try to fix it but he brought a heat gun with him to try to fix it hear. It now feels a little better, but there is still a little pressure on my arch so it still needs to be grinded down. I am sad because I really wanted it to be fixed today. I can try to wear it for a little at a time t ...
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Questions about cerebral palsy
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David
I have been working on a post about my cerebral palsy. I haven't written so much about that topic because I had originally intended my blog to be about my interviews with people with disabilities and the societal issues of disability. But, after reading Kathryn's recent post , and Billie's blog and Jacqui's blog and others, I think that maybe som ...
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Primary Diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy
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Little Wonders
On Friday I received a 3-page report from the Children's Clinic about Liana's PT assessment. It was one of those day when I didn't get around to actually looking at my mail until 9pm - but when I did, I saw that on top it said "Primary Diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy." Ahhh, excuse me?! Under it, it listed several symptoms of CP, none of which ...
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For parents: my cerebral palsy
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David
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I have decided to share a little about my cerebral palsy because I see that parents of young children with CP have so many questions. I had been reluctant to share too much personal information, because I don't want it to detract from what's really important - namely, that people are people, disability is part of human diversity, and that I think l ...
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