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Companies offer help for families dealing with cerebral palsy, other disabilities

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

Recently, many U.S. companies have begun paying attention to the 6.3% of American children between the ages of 5 and 15 that suffer from a disability. download Jigsaw The demand is huge. While federal laws govern disability rules, each state has different programs to aid families. Mess up the financial planning, and it could mean the loss of a disabled family member’s ability to qualify for Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Genocide dvdrip Jake’s Closet trailer Hotel for Dogs rip Messengers 2: The Scarecrow film Dead Snow divx Godsend download These programs pay for most medical care, housing, and other community services. But under federal and state laws, those 18 or older with disabilities can’t receive such benefits if their assets exceed $2,000. To navigate around that, parents must set up a special needs trust so a child doesn’t own assets. The trust can accept and invest inheritances, and thereby…
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New study tracks childrens' health

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

download Faeries dvd The largest study of childrens health ever undertaken in the U.S. is now underway. In an effort to learn more about the effects of pollution on American children, the National Children’s Study will track Who Framed Roger Rabbit trailer The Astronauts Wife full movie The study will follow up to 100,000 children from their first trimester before birth until they are at least 21. The study will track this cohort’s exposure to many environmental factors in an effort to learn more about the effects of pollution on American children. Hotel for Dogs movie download The Midnight Meat Train release Pregnant women who are invited to take part in the study will be asked to commit themselves and their children to 38 hours of examinations in the first two years. After that, only the children will be examined every three years. Hollow Man dvdrip To Catch a Thief…
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Despite odds, nurse with cerebral palsy to graduate

Posted on January 17, 2009 by

At the age of three, Carla Pease was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The Patriot hd Lolita: Slave to Entertainment release Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ipod According to Minot Daily News from Minot, North Dakota, her experiences with the nurses who took care of her made her want to become a nurse herself. Winter Solstice video "I was never one of those kids that said I wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer. I always knew I wanted to be a nurse," said Pease. "When I was three, I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and I spent a lot of time in the hospital having surgeries. The nurses were the ones who took care of me. I knew I wouldn’t be happy being anything other than a nurse." Big Nothing release A Busy Day hd The Conversation film In addition to her cerebral palsy, Pease developed a condition called…
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