Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy
Mother Charged In Death Of Teen With Cerebral Palsy
A mother and three nurses have been indicted in the death of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who weighed only 28 pounds. Makayla Norman died March 1 from nutritional and medical neglect complicated by her chronic condition, according to the county coroner’s office. “She was the worst malnourished child this office has ever seen,” Ken Betz, director of the coroner’s office, said. According to authorities, the girl died within minutes of paramedics rushing her to the hospital. Her body had numerous bedsores and other signs of neglect, said prosecutors, and her home was vile and filthy. A grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, charged the mother, Angela Norman, 42 with involuntary manslaughter as well as a felony and misdemeanor count of endangering children. Mollie Parsons, 41, was the girl’s primary nurse. The jury charged her with involuntary manslaughter, failing to provide for a functionally impaired person and tampering with records….
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Varsity Runner Refuses to Let Cerebral Palsy Slow Her Down
Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries or abnormalities in the brain and can range from extremely debilitating to only mildly so. Luckily with enough determination some sufferers will experience all the attributes of a normal life. A Somerset High School sophomore, in Richmond, Wisconsin, is demonstrating just how capable she is despite her disability. Carrie Kulibert experienced a stroke only hours after she was born. It left her in a neo-natal intensive care unit for the first six days of her life, and after four months, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Kulibert has limited strength and muscle control on the right side of her body, leaving her unable to perform tasks many of us take for granted, like cutting up her food or trimming her fingernails. Despite this, Kulibert has pushed forward in ways many students never do. She types one handed, plays soccer, participates in forensics and mock…
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Computer Repair Man With Cerebral Palsy
Technology is allowing more people with disabilities and birth defects to live fuller lives. One sufferer of cerebral palsy, Kevin Berg, has made a career out of technology. From fixing students’ computers in high school, Berg, 37, now has his own computer repair business. Berg began working with computers when he was 8 years old. He would use them to help him communicate by typing with his nose. In high school, he began to teach himself about the mechanics of computers, fixing them along the way. Later he received a degree in computer science and communication from Seattle Pacific University, going on to work as a programmer until the dot com bubble burst, leaving him laid off and looking for work. Instead of getting a job, though, Berg started his own computer repair business with the help of his wife. With over 50 regular customers, the business is taking off….
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