What My Brother Davey Taught Me Without Words
My younger brother David – Davey to us – lived for more than four decades with severe cerebral palsy. He communicated largely without spoken words. Yet when I think about the people who taught me most about communication, empathy and understanding another human being, Davey is at the top of the list. Life with cerebral […]
I am Mohammed, a little child from Gaza, and I need someone to stand beside me. 🤍
Hello, my name is Mohammed. I am only one and a half years old, and I am a child with cerebral palsy from Gaza. 💔Our home was bombed and destroyed, and since then our lives have never been the same. My mother and father love me deeply and do everything they can for me, but […]
From a Mother’s heart, turning pain into purpose for mothers with Cerebral Palsy children
My name is Babirye Namutebi Imelda. I am a proud mother of four children and a co-founder of Darraine Stitches, and now the Director of Darraine Cerebral Palsy Organization Limited (Darraine CPO). As a mother of a child (Son) with cerebral palsy who is now 12 years old, I have experienced firsthand the struggles, heartbreak […]
No Limits Journey for CP
Hello, my name is Niels Koudijs and I have Cerebral Palsy. My right arm and leg are partly paralyzed. As a kid I had severe epileptic attacks and when I was 8 years old I got brain surgery. This resulted in living with only one part of my brain, but the best result was: my […]
Living with CP as an adult
My name is Julie and I’m 61 years old and I was born with CP, I was born 3 months early and only weighed 3 lb 2 oz. I am single and never married, no children. My dogs are my babies . I went to two schools for the disabled when I was younger and […]
My Story of Strength and the People Who Helped Me Find It
My journey with Cerebral Palsy and the incredible people who carried me through every step of it, sometimes literally. I was born early, at just 26 weeks. With that early arrival came complications, including significant bleeding on the brain that resulted in Cerebral Palsy (Spastic Diplegia), mostly affecting my lower limbs. From the beginning, nothing […]
My Life With CP
I didn’t grow up thinking I was overcoming anything; I was just growing up, with cerebral palsy quietly woven into my everyday life. It was never something I questioned or labeled as a challenge, it was simply part of who I was from the very beginning. Hello, my name is Madison Sposato, I am 19 […]
No Limits!
My son, Charles Pratt, has CP. We have always thought of how to adapt to his needs. It’s been hard at times. My wife and I have broke down many times. We’ve cried out of sorrow and uncontrollable happiness. Our older son is growing to be a man that we could have never expected. We […]
The CP Queen
My name is Mark Steidl, I identify as gender non binary so I only use they them theirs. I am an out and loud gay man and I try to live my life to the fullest even though I use a wheelchair. I have my associates degree in social work foundations and I am from […]
Everything is possible
Hello everyone, my name is Milagros, I’m 29 years old and from Argentina. I have cerebral palsy as a result of being born prematurely at 25 weeks. It affects my motor skills, attention (I have associated ADHD), and sensory skills (I also have ASD, though I don’t know if it’s associated with cerebral palsy or […]