The book’s focus is around a 12 year old girl named Melody. She is living with the disease Cerebral Palsy. She can’t walk‚ talk or feed herself. But the disease does not limit it her like everyone thinks it does. She has a photographic memory‚ and is a very intelligent individual. But she has no way to ever show any of this. Her disability stops her from communicating her emotions and thoughts‚ but it does not stop her from learning. Most of all this little girl is simply a girl. She worries what
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Braden Lee Neal‚ an aspiring eleven year old‚ is my brother who suffers from Cerebral Palsy (CP). Adopted from a drunken‚ strung out sixteen year old mother of three‚ Braden is a miracle and should not have made it out of the womb‚ or the hospital. My passion‚ Cerebral Palsy‚ has changed my outlook on life and will bring more awareness to living life with Cerebral Palsy. Just a little background about CP; Cerebral Palsy is the most prominent childhood disability‚ and also has no cure. There are
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choice‚ but the experiences I have had with nurses is what made me feel the desire of becoming a nurse. No one understands what a nurse actually does until you or a family member becomes a patient. I started to gain interest when my sister with Cerebral Palsy kept getting hospitalized for different complications such as chronic pancreatitis and gastrointestinal complications. During her stays at the hospital I got the privilege to meet many bright nurses who made the biggest difference in not only
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weeks‚ my parents yearning for the chance I’ll survive. I did. Then as time went one I wasn’t developing the way other newborns were. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy can cause many problems for the person who has it including low muscle tone‚ learning disabilities‚ seizure‚ loss of hearing‚ paralysis and more. Cerebral Palsy affected my legs to the point of where I could walk‚ but in crouched position with
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CARE STUDY This care study is about a service user with Cerebral Palsy and Dysphasia. This assignment will give a brief description of her background history‚ her condition and care needs. In order to maintain the confidentiality of the service user‚ I will refer to her as Daisy Chain and any personal information will be changed accordingly and not be used in conjunction with anything else other than this study. I obtained consent from the service user‚ her family and the adult day centre where
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Lee‚ D.C.‚ Hara‚ R.‚ Rethlefsen‚ S.A.‚ Kay‚ R.M.‚ Dorey‚ F.J.‚ & Gilsanz‚ V. (2010) performed a randomized study to examine the effects of vibration therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The investigators pursued effects on bone and muscle in this population. The criteria for inclusion were children with cerebral palsy 6 -12 years old (most likely to show response for bone mass accrual due to their young age)‚ children with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels 1 -4‚ and
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collaborative team approach in order to implement a new practice‚ specifically the practice of embedding IEP goals. This study investigates how teachers can most effectively address preschool students’ IEP goals in the context of routine activities in an inclusive preschool classroom. A systematic team approach was used in developing‚ planning and implementing opportunities to embed IEP goals within small group lessons. The topic of collaborative team planning is a component of the movement towards
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Cerebral palsy is a disorder that cannot be cured but could be treated by trying to regain the child’s mobility. A child with a normal disability can live an ordinary life but not as a typical person. The best way to treat a child with cerebral palsy is in the early stage. This will give the child a better chance of improving and overcoming their difficulties. Children that are diagnosed with CP do attend therapy for treatment depending on the type of cerebral palsy they have. A group of people will
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I was born with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy; A neurological motor disorder that effects my lower legs‚ ankles‚ and feet. In short‚ this conditions causes me to have permanently weakened muscles in my lower extremities and shortened Achilles tendons. At the age of seven‚ a highly skilled Pediatric Surgeon gave me an opportunity for mobility as I had never experienced. A few months later‚ a dedicated therapist and my mother taught me how to walk again. My disability has most definitely put limitations
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Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a coordination and muscle movement disorder. Cerebral palsy have different affects on people. It can affect body movement‚ muscle coordination‚ muscle control‚ muscle reflect‚ posture and balance. It is caused by an injury in the part that control body movement in a child’s brain. People with cerebral palsy can have other problems such as seizures‚ decreased the ability of learning‚ problems hearing‚ seeing‚ and thinking. There is no cure has been
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