Makenna Presnell Advocating for Changes in Nursing
[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-kf4rbutd’ admin_preview_bg=”] Makenna Presnell Advocating for Changes in Nursing Makenna Presnell is a nursing student from Spokane, Washington, USA and she wants the world to know that nurses with disabilities are the ultimate resource for patients. Like most people with CP, Makenna understands the patient experience, […]
The pop-up centre getting kids with CP moving!
Families are travelling as far as five-hours on a round trip to bring their kids with CP to Gympanzees’ all-inclusive pop-up leisure centre. You might wonder why anyone would travel that far to go to a gym. For these families and their often-isolated children, the wonderful results being seen by this first-of-its-kind program make it […]
Bring home the importance of sleep, nutrition and movement for CP families
Dr Olaf Verschuren has been working with the Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, the UMCUtrecht Brain Centre, Utrecht University and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation in the Netherlands for over a year to tackle the challenge of poor sleep, nutrition and physical activity in children with CP. The doctor and his colleagues started by interviewing the […]
Hannah Awadzi: Special Mothers Project
In Ghana, children with cerebral palsy are often hidden from view, with no education and limited health care. Our guest blogger, Hannah Awadzi, started the Special Mothers Project to change this…