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SDR Surgery – A Year Later

February 5, 2011

I asked Ellie’s mom to write a piece about how things have changed for Ellie since her SDR surgery, and here’s what she had to say: One Year Later. . . It’s been an entire year since Ellie’s Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery! Can you believe it? Neither can I! I thought that this anniversary called [...]

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Ballerina Dreams

June 13, 2010

It seems a lot of little girls dream of dancing.  Having Cerebral Palsy doesn’t make little girls immune to that desire. At least one physical therapist and part-time dance instructor decided to do something about that and started a dance class for little girls that are “differently abled”.  It’s an inspired idea, allowing special little [...]

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A Salute to Parents of Disabled Children

May 20, 2010

My granddaughter has Cerebral Palsy.  I love her dearly, and I try to let her know that.  But the bottom line is I’m just her grandmother, and I’m not there every day for her. I’m not in the trenches like her parents are.  I see only glimpses of what it takes for her day to day [...]

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