The Accident It was 8:45 pm‚ a typical Friday night and the phone kept ringing. My daughter Khadra answered at the same time that I was entering the living room‚ I asked her who it was‚ and she said‚ “It is Long Beach Memorial Hospital; they want to speak to Mr. or Mrs Azza”‚ I grabbed the phone‚ “Hello‚ yes this is Mrs. Azza‚” the lady on the phone responded‚” We need you to come to the hospital as soon as possible; your son was hit by a car”. I couldn’t speak‚ but I forced myself to ask the
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An Accident A few years ago I received my dream car‚ a dark blue 1967 Ford Mustang with a 302 V-8 engine. Every time I turned the key I was able to hear that engine purr just like a kitten resting on your lap and could feel the glass packs‚ upgraded mufflers that cause the engine’s sound to amplify‚ rumble the seats and just add to that lovely sound that could be heard up to a mile away‚ which I’m sure the neighbors didn’t like. The best feeling I could have was when I was on the back roads far
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including cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is one of the more serious disorders occupational therapists have to come across in their careers. In actuality‚ cerebral palsy refers to a group of disorders and is prominent in children‚ “Cerebral palsy is a blanket term that refers to a group of disorders that affect a child’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture and is the most common motor disability in childhood” (Anonymous). Cerebral palsy is divided into two types—Congenital Cerebral Palsy
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Hadlee Gibson November 13th‚ 2017 4th period Disease Diary Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is the disorder of movement‚ posture or muscle tone. Some people diagnosed with this disease have a loss of hearing and vision. Cerebral palsy doesn’t a ffect the life expectancy of some people. Some of the symptoms are: stiff muscles‚ exaggerated or jerky reflexes‚ problems with movement on one side of the body‚ involuntary movements or tremors‚ lack of coordination and balance‚ problems swallowing or sucking
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1. Introduction 1.1Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy is one of the most serious neurological disorders which are usually diagnosed in the early childhood. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of the primarily motor body functions. Caused by damage or incomplete development of the brain areas that regulate‚ supervise and coordinate movements and balance of the body. The gravity of the condition varies from case to case. Some have very light disabilities and show no apparent disability. Others however‚ have
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That day‚ strong winds were blowing and coal dark thunder clouds were racing in the sky. The wind shrieked and the sudden gusts of wind raised clouds of red dust. The sky darkened quickly and it threatened to rain but the weather held. A bright streak of lightning illuminated the sky and the distant rumble of thunder reached my ear. I quickened my pace. Finally‚ the weather fell apart and it started to rain cats and dogs. The rain came – first in big heavy drops that were as sharp as splinters of
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just begun nursery for the first time‚ but unfortunately Imogen has cerebral palsy. Nursery is a place she is enjoying attending she is a bright and happy girl who enjoys having peers around her .Her favourite activity is being creative but has difficulty in controlling her body movements with a tendency which makes her body have random action. Her speech is affected and being unable to control her tongue causes her to drool. Cerebral palsy is a condition which has more than one disorder which can affect
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On earth there are approximately 17 million people with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. This physical disability can impact the body in numerous ways‚ and except in its mildest forms‚ it can be evident in the first 12-18 months of a child’s life. (Alliance 2016) Cerebral Palsy is one general term that refers to a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move. Cerebral Palsy is a life-long condition and there is no cure. It is due to
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research on cerebral palsy. The nervous system is a delicate body system made up of many parts and has many functions. The nervous system has three main functions- sensory‚ integration‚ as well as motor. There are two components or the nervous system (the central and peripheral nervous system) as well as two subdivisions (the autonomic or involuntary and the somatic or voluntary nervous system) that are complex and each have a specific job that they do within this body system. Cerebral palsy is
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because of underlying neuromuscular disorders like cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy includes a wide variety of non-progressive brain disorders that occur during intrauterine life‚ delivery‚ or early infancy. It is defined as a syndrome of motor disabilities possibly accompanied by mental retardation‚ seizures‚ or both. Causes of cerebral palsy are many and include cerebral developmental disorders such as microcephaly‚ intracranial hemorrhage‚ cerebral anoxia‚ and toxins such as excessive bilirubin
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