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Journals
does my 13 month old baby have cp
- By grainger · Posted November 23, 2009
- 2 replies
- my little boy is 13 months old was born at 33 wks he had a small bleed on the brain which left him with white matter damage. he has developmental delay with what we have been told possible cp. I am really ...
Adapted Gloves?
- By RandiS · Posted November 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- I came across these "adapted" gloves at a local shop and thought I would share. It's always a challenge to get gloves on my son with CP; his fingers just don't want to separate and cooperate! And mittens ...
The News
- 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 ...
Girl Scouts (Brownies)
- By screen · Posted October 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- I started my 8 and 9 yr old daughters in Brownies this week. The principal recommended it for my 9 yr old since she has cp and helps with social skills. It was a lot of fun and both girls had a great ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Time to smile..
- By bzymomjh · Posted October 24, 2009
- 1 reply
- When I have really stressful days, I try to find times to smile. A whinny child that does not express herself, is so hard to take after awhile. I just pick her up and sit her on my lap and hold her. I ...
AN IEP FOR MY SON...
- By sabcanton · Posted October 22, 2009
- 2 replies
- MY SON HAS TO HAVE AN IEP DONE AT HIS SCHOOL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO ASK OR WHAT TO SAY. HE HAS PROBLEMS STAYING FOCUSED AND SO ON. HE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADD OR ANYTHING. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO ...
I have finally stopped crying...
- By Jaysinsmommy · Posted October 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- On Friday October 16th we had an appointment with my son Jaysin's psychologist for our final test results. There was no question in our minds that our son was somewhere onf the ASD scale it was just a ...
Looking for the best neurologist for hydrocephalus
- By screen · Posted October 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- My 9 yr old daughter has cp. She had hydrocephalus too. She never needed a shunt because the extra fluid drains ok but her venticles are enlarged and still have lots of fluid in them. She has no pressure ...
pumpkin patch
- By screen · Posted October 15, 2009
- 2 replies
- I took my 9 yr old (with cp) and 8 yr old daughters to the pumpkin patch. It was muddy so there were certain areas our daughters wheelchair wouldn't go thru. Does anyone know of a great all terrain wheelchair ...
Touch The Puppet Head
- By Judemom · Posted October 2, 2009
- 0 replies
- That's a line from a They Might Be Giants song--roughly translated, it's a metaphor for doing all the stupid, time consuming things you have to do to get anything accomplished. Phone calls. Paperwork ...
serendipity knocks
- By denz · Posted September 30, 2009
- 0 replies
- i am very grateful to have stumbled upon this site in my search to seek help for my son denzel. he is 11 yrs old now and has been diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia (a type of cerebral palsy) since he ...
Best orthopedic dr.
- By screen · Posted September 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- Dr. Roy Nuzzo in Summit, NJ is the best! He can help by doing procedures with the most long term effect and doing them without major surgeries. Please look up his info online. Our physical therapist told ...
Doing good
- By screen · Posted September 28, 2009
- 0 replies
- I have 2 daughters and am married. 1 of my daughters has mild cp-walks with walker and very behind in school. She just started 3rd grade but really needs to be starting 1st grade-that is where she is ...
My son and our battle
- By Jaysinsmommy · Posted September 24, 2009
- 2 replies
- My son Jaysin is four and a half and I have fought for almost 2 years now trying to find out what was wrong with him. At first I thought he was just taking his time to talk and potty train. My sons pediatrician ...
My Son Rocks!
- By holland4me · Posted September 24, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am just busting out of my skin with pride, that I just had to share it with a group who can truly appreciate it! My little guy, little in stature, big big in courage, motivation and inspiration....started ...
shejimenez
- By shejimenez · Posted September 24, 2009
- 0 replies
- mother of twins with cerebral palsy ...
kindness
- By Judemom · Posted September 23, 2009
- 0 replies
- What a lovely thing to get so many nice responses to my little ramble. That really made me feel good about doing this. And after what I wrote yesterday I realized I was going through one of those days ...
A whole new world
- By Judemom · Posted September 22, 2009
- 3 replies
- This is so strange for me. I'm a writer--that's both my devotion and what I do teaching as a professor of Creative Writing. So writing a journal entry about what I'm going through--have gone through--dealing ...
Out of Town
- By A_Moms_Love · Posted September 21, 2009
- 2 replies
- I hate it when my baby has seizures, but especially when I am out of town. My other daughter and I were away for a friend's wedding and my husband stayed with the baby. She has been having breakthrough ...
