Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy
Michigan Teen Completes Cerebral Palsy Walk
Updating a story we brought you previously, a Michigan teenager has completed a 40-mile walk to raise awareness for cerebral palsy, which his younger brother suffers from. According to the Associated Press, Hunter Gandee, 14, carried his 7-year-old sibling Braden for two days on his back from the parking lot of Bedford Junior High in Temperance, near the Ohio border, to the University of Michigan. The walk, titled the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, was aimed at raising awareness about cerebral palsy, and inspiring new ideas for mobility aides and medical procedures. Hunter, a 155-pound wrestler, told the AP that he trained for the walk by lifting weights and staying active—Braden weighs 50 pounds. “Honestly, yes, there was a point that we did consider stopping,” Hunter said, according to the AP. “Braden’s legs — the chafing was getting pretty bad. We did have to consider stopping. It was at about the 30-mile…
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Michigan Teen to Carry Brother On Back for Cerebral Palsy Awareness Walk
A Michigan teenager attempting to raise awareness and money in the fight against cerebral palsy will carry his seven-year-old brother 40 miles on his back in a fundraiser walk. According to Today.com, Hunter Gandee, 14, has been carrying Braden, who has the disorder, on his back for as long as he can remember, to beaches, up and down mountains, and often just through their local grocery store. Hunter said he sees Braden as an inspiration. “Every day of his life so far has been harder than any single day of mine,” Hunter told TODAY.com. “He fights through it. He’s a trooper.” Braden reportedly supports his older brother by attending all of his wrestling matches. “He’s very special to me,” Braden said of Hunter, according to Today.com. “He always helps me out. He’s always there for me.” Due to his diagnosis, Braden struggles to walk and sometimes, to speak, the first…
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Is Your Hospital Safe? Three Families Suing Oregon Hospital Over Birth Injuries
According to KPTV-TV, three Oregon families are filing separate multi-million dollar lawsuits against a hospital after their children were born with brain damage and cerebral palsy. The families are reportedly suing the Silverton Hospital, located in Marion County. One of the families involved in the lawsuit claims that their child was born with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy because of mistakes made in the delivery room at the hospital. The family claims that doctors failed to recognize and respond to the labor process, and failed to deliver the baby via a C-Section in a reasonable period of time. Another family claims that their child was born “lifeless”, but the hospital did not take adequate steps in an attempt to bring the child back to life, depriving him of oxygen for 14 minutes, which resulted in him suffering a catastrophic brain injury, which will require lifelong care. The other family…
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