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Bullied Girl With Cerebral Palsy Speaks Out

by Honey Berk, Posted Oct 4th 2010 4:30PM

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brightcove.createExperiences(); "If I don't tell now, what would happen?" Those were the tearful words of a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy whose father stormed a Florida school bus last ...A Florida father threatened kids on a school bus for bullying his daughter who has cerebral palsy.
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Injured Duck Teaches Boy in Wheelchair to Walk

by Amy Hatch, Posted Feb 16th 2010 9:00AM

Becci Lomax with Ming-Ming, the duckling that helped teach her son Finlay to walk. Credit: Lucy Duval, SWNS
A 4-year-old British boy who has used a wheelchair since a stroke left him unable to walk has accomplished what no one ever thought he ...
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Pony Okayed for Disabled Boy

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 13th 2008 3:00PM

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy doesn't sound like much fun. As part of his therapy for the condition, three-year-old Sam Spiteri has a pony, Emily. Unfortunately, a neighbor complained about the smell and the Canadian town of Caledon told the ...
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Infections linked to premature births

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 26th 2008 2:02PM

According to a recent report, infections may be the cause of many premature births. Studies showed the more serious the infection, the more likely the premature birth and the sicker the infant. Studies also reported finding bacteria or (yick!) fungi ...
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A Little More: Saying grace

by Jennifer Graf Groneberg, Posted Jul 17th 2008 8:00AM

Here's one thing you might not know about my son Avery: before each meal, he insists that we all say grace. In our family, that means we join hands and say a little prayer, a simple rhyme for babies and small children that goes like this, "God is ...
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Soldier brings home unusual souvenir from Iraq

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:28PM

I'm sure that soldiers expect to come back from a tour of duty in Iraq at least a little different. A lot probably also expect to bring back a souvenir or two. Captain Scott Southworth, however, came back with something very much on his mind -- a ...
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Critical Conversations: Disabilities

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 8th 2007 2:28PM

My kids are quite familiar with wheelchairs. We volunteer once a week at a nursing home where a goodly portion of the population use them. A fair number more use walkers, canes, and other assistive devices. They're familiar with the effects of aging, ...
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