A University of Central Arkansas student with cerebral palsy made it to the top of Little Rock’s Pinnacle Mountain last month, thanks to six good Samaritan frat brothers who helped her out by carrying her the entire way. Inside Edition reports that DeAsia Romes, 22, struggles with many of the same issues that affect a number of people cerebral […]
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Texas Teen Starts Foundation To Help People With Cerebral Palsy
A Westlake, Texas teen wants to prove that although she has cerebral palsy, she can do what other teens do, even if it takes her longer than average. She’s also a part of and co-founder of a popular foundation to help bring awareness and education to the disorder. The Star-Telegram reports that along with the […]
Teen With Cerebral Palsy Who Helped Pass School Medicial Marijuana Law Has Died
Jack Splitt, a Colorado teen with cerebral palsy, who became well-known for helping pass a law in his state for medicinal use of marijuana in schools, died on Wednesday. The Denver Post reports that Jack, 15, used medical marijuana to treat pain associated with cerebral palsy. Jack and mother Stacey Linn were the pioneers of what would […]
Join United Cerebral Palsy For The STEPtember Exercise Challenge
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is gearing to join in on the international STEPtember campaign, a four-week event that helps raise money for children with cerebral palsy, while promoting awareness through participants doing daily exercises. UCP reports that STEPtember will help spread awareness about cerebral palsy and other disabilities, as well as help participants get in shape as […]
Man With Cerebral Palsy Celebrates His 30th Year As A McDonald’s Employee
Often, the phrase cerebral palsy is associated unfairly with the inability to work. It’s a common misconception that a 66-year-old Northfield, Minnesota man has proven to be anything but true. Northfield News reports that Bob Baker, born with cerebral palsy, just celebrated his 30th year working for McDonald’s. While it may not be the ideal job […]
Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy – Part 21 of a Series
South Miami Senior High School – August 1982 – June 1983 Graduation – the final frontier. All of us who have gone through high school have experienced the agony and ecstasy of that last year of high school – the seemingly endless and frustrating classes, the almost-as-endless celebrating of the upperclassmen and the frightening prospect […]