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Journals

The News

JJG1023
  • By JJG1023 · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Jack has always been a little behind in his developmental milestones, and fussy to boot. But lately, around the time he turned 1, his fussiness really got bad. He was very, very needy and cried most of ...

Early Intervention Services

PrayElijah
  • By PrayElijah · Posted September 27, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I have started the journey to fight for special education services for my son. I have located an advocate to help me navigate thru the special education maze. Today, we had a meeting concerning transition ...

7 weeks corrected

meggs2003
  • By meggs2003 · Posted September 25, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Yesterday Everest was 7 weeks corrected age, and Tuesday he was home for 6 weeks. We had him evaluated by EI on Monday, and he qualified for therapy. We chose to do therapy twice a month at this point ...

Picture

cworwa
  • By cworwa · Posted August 12, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I tried putting up a picture of myself, but I got cut off, but it's not that way in the original picture. Please HELP ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for my 20 months old Son

Aagamdiv
  • By Aagamdiv · Posted June 8, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I have 20 months old son, having delayed milestones, his all the milestones are delyed. We have got Embryonic stem cell therapy done at Delhi, India by Dr. Geeta Shroff. We see good improvement in his ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Sweet baby boy

tmzizzle
  • By tmzizzle · Posted May 11, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • My beautiful 5 month old boy was just diagnosed with CP we are not sure to what extent yet. My heart is broken, I am feeling every negative emotion possible. Where do I turn to for support and knowledge ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

Looking for hope

MaddiesNana
  • By MaddiesNana · Posted April 17, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I guess I'm saddest about the life my little granddaughter will face. She is 12 months and has the abilities of a four month old, even though she receives therapy to help her move and eat. I am afraid ...

Dealing With It

forme3376
  • By forme3376 · Posted April 2, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I am finally dealing with the abuse of my mother. Why It has to happen in PT. I do not know. I am in PT For my Cerebral palsy. I go 3 times a week. I love it and hate it all at the same time. Today while ...

Let It Go

forme3376
  • By forme3376 · Posted March 30, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I am learning that even the best of familes fight. Let me explain. I am 32 years old and I never had a family until now. At the age of 7 my mother decided to kidnap my brother and me as a matter of fact ...

just a query

Yashim
  • By Yashim · Posted March 16, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • i have a brother who is 24 years old and suffering from cp since birth.Will stem cell treatment be helpful in his case ...

Spence's Story

Spence
  • By Spence · Posted November 23, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • I invite you to walk with us in our journey with Spence: http://www.shareyourstory.org/webx/.ef32 192 ...

Moving Right Along

alskwirut
  • By alskwirut · Posted August 21, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Jeff is doing well. He just started being able to roll over on his own from his back to his belly. We don't have any problems from his belly to his back. Just the other way around. He recently turned ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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