Is there a foundation to help my sister who has Cerebral Palsy?

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My sister who is 40 years old and has had Cerebral Palsy since birth, this is a women who can make you smile and has a great sense of humor but has gotten to a point in her life where she does need help to even move now. She doesn't have much money and is on Social Security is there a foundation to help her to be able to get help of any kind?
The ESTER SEALS & CEREBRAL PALSY FOUNDTIONS.
SEARCH for WEBSITES on CEREBRAL PALSY FOUNDTIONS + THE EASTER SEALS!!  (+ info)

would you vote for a contest with my grandson who has cerebral palsy?

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My grandson has Cerebral Palsy and I put him into a contest with my daughter.She has him in so much she is non-stop busy with him.She's is in school too.They all need a break.I didn't put in that he's having surgery on both feet next month.I know other people have it bad too.
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Can someone with Cerebral Palsy produce children?

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My boyfriend has cerebral palsy and we both want children when we get married. I tried looking this up online but it didn't tell me anything. And I was wondering if a person with CP can ever have children?
yes, my mother had CP and there were no complications, ive always understood that CP is not passed on to children as well. Good Luck!  (+ info)

Where is the best place to live in Florida for someone who has cerebral palsy?

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I'm 22 years old and I have cerebral palsy and I won't to move from Tennessee to Florida.But I was told that the only way that I could live out on my own was that of I would have to live in a assisted living program I was wondering.What are the best places in Florida for people like me to live?Thank you for your help.
my favorite place in florida would be on the gulf coast side across from miami, its usually warm there year round,,find a small town in that area with assisted living and go for it,  (+ info)

Is it advisable for a man with OCD to marry a woman with Cerebral Palsy?

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Is it advisable for a man with OCD to marry a woman with Cerebral Palsy (mild, affecting leg alone) considering the health of the offspring they would produce?
there is no reason at all why they can't get married. as for any children born, cerebral palsy is normally caused by problems giving birth like lack of oxygen to the baby. and OCD stems from anxiety, so none of these are hereditary and as long as they are happy go ahead.  (+ info)

Anyone ever been an aide to someone with cerebral palsy?

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I will be a morning/get ready person for someone with cerebral palsy this upcoming fall. I'm a bit nervous, because it's the first job I've had that's so one on one and I don't have any experience with people with CP. I've read up on it, but I'm not sure what to expect.

I know CP comes with varying degrees of challenges, but I'd like to be prepared so that I'm not caught off guard and everything goes smoothly.

Does anyone havae words of advice or can share their experiences?

What is particularly challenging and how do you handle it?
I've never been an aide to someone with cerebral palsy but I have spent time with one. This was when I was in 8th grade. The kid was the same age as me but his speech was slurred and hard to understand. He asked me once how old i was and I had to ask him to repeat it several times.
From my perspective, the kid's development was somewhere in the pre-school area. He asked me a lot of questions that pre-schoolers ask.
Also this kid was quite gullible making him the center of a lot of teasing.  (+ info)

What are some of the things to expect when going out with someone with cerebral palsy?

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Someone suffering from cerebral palsy (partial brain damage)does not scare me but the challengings that comes along. How to cope and how to deal with them in a relaltionship. Eg. clumsiness, learning difficulties and all the other general shortcomings.

Any information will help. Thanks a lot
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What does it mean to have Cerebral Palsy?

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How does having Cerebral Palsy make people different that other people?

What does it mean to have it?
It doesn't, really. We're like everyone else.

I have it.

Well, I guess it depends on how severely someone gets it. My case is fairly mild, and it only affects my walking. I have an awkward gait, and my muscles tighten up. It also depends on the type someone has. There are several different types someone can have. I have Spastic Diplegia (no, that doesn't mean I'm a "spazz". lol), meaning I have tight muscles, and my CP mostly only affects my legs. 70 or 80 percent of people with CP have this type.

CP is basically a brain injury to the cerebellum part of the brain. It can occur due to brain bleeds, lack of oxygen, etc., and usually occurs at or before birth, though sometimes you can get it due to brain injury later on in life. I am a triplet, born 3 months early, so that might have played a part in why I got it, but no one really knows for sure.

With more severe cases of CP, one can have trouble eating, talking, swallowing, etc.,etc.

Currently, there is no cure for CP, but I go to physical therapy to help loosen up my muscles and improve my walking. Also, I find that determination and hard work, above all, helps the most. My parents were told that I'd be in a wheelchair for my entire life, but I've been walking since the age of 2 1/2. :-)

I don't think Cerebral Palsy makes me very different from other people. It gives me more of a challenge than most, but I'm always up for a good challenge, and I can do everything that anyone else my age can do, I just have to try a little harder to accomplish it.

Again, though, I'm lucky to only have it mildly. People with severe cerebral palsy often never walk, never talk, etc., so that could affect their life a lot.

If you know someone with Cerebral Palsy, try to treat them like everyone else. I hate being excluded or asked, "Why do you walk 'weird'?" I enjoy a great life even with my CP. I have plenty of friends, I get all A's in school, and most of the time, I just forget about my condition and enjoy being a kid. :-)

I hope I answered all your questions!

Here's a link if you want more in-depth info about CP.
http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com/  (+ info)

Can i have babies even though i have cerebral palsy?

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I'm a guy with cerebral palsy and i would like to have babies one day,is that possible?
It should not affect your ability to have children :)  (+ info)

does anybody know about the Cerebral Palsy foundation and how to join?I live in spring texas?

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I want to know about how to join the cerebral palsy foundation and what you have to do to join.
I don't know where Spring, TX is in relation to the following, but the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation has the following chapters in Texas:

UCP of Greater Houston
4500 Bissonnet, Suite 340
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: (713) 838-9050
Fax: (713) 838-9098
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.ucphouston.org

UCP of Metropolitan Dallas
8802 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: (214) 351-2500/(800) 999-1898
Fax: (214) 351-2610
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.ucpdallas.org

UCP of Texas
1016 La Posada Drive, Suite 145
Austin, TX 78752
Phone: (512) 472-8696/(800) 798-1492
Fax: (512) 472-8026
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.ucptexas.org

Hope that helps.  (+ info)

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