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  My name is Samara. At the tender age of 3 years old, I was diagnosed with Spastic Hemiplegia CP– Cerebral palsy that affects one side of the side of the body. Growing up, I had foot pain, soreness, and muscle spasms. I did countless hours of physical therapy as a child. During my teenage […]

The family courts in the state of Florida decided that my mother was not capable anymore in order to take care of my siblings and I. Therefore, they ruled that my mother needed to sign away her parental rights. This, of course, made me sad, as well as angry. I knew why the courts ruled […]

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, and March 25 is an entire day devoted to awareness of this common cause of disability. Created in 2006, the day and the month came from a need to recognize the lack of progress in cerebral palsy research. Cerebral palsy is the most common motor condition that causes lifelong […]

  I am writing to you on behalf of The Sedoo Initiative for Children with Special Needs (SECHILD) with great enthusiasm to present our proposal for potential projects aimed at supporting children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). We deeply admire your commitment to empowering individuals with disabilities and believe that our proposed initiatives align closely with […]

  My name is Stephen Ferrante and I was born with Cerebral Palsy. When I was in the womb, the umbilical cord got wrapped around my neck. In the process of everything, I choked on fluid, and it filled my lungs. I was born into this beautiful world through an emergency C-section. The first 12 […]

Bathing Babies…A Seagull That Prepared Me For Mainstreaming Into Public High School…Where I Was Taught By A Falcon Do you remember your preschool or kindergarten years as a child? Would you be able to recall specific days, moments with you and your friends playing on the playground, or specific interactions with teachers? Or, do  those […]