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Boy with Cerebral Palsy is Modeling
A young British boy with cerebral palsy has embarked upon a modeling career, despite the fact that he cannot talk and spends most of his time in a wheelchair. Six-year-old Joshua Lindley has cerebral palsy quadriplegia and speaks using a special talking machine similar to that used by Professor Steven Hawking. He is able to understand everything, but he was unable to respond until his mom got him the digital talking aid. With the machine, he can do things like tell him mom what he wants for dinner or what he wants to watch on TV, things that most people take for granted. The Vantage Talker machine has pictures for all the things in Joshua’s daily life, including pictures of his mother and father and the things he likes to eat. His mother got funding to purchase it through a government program. Joshua likes to be the center of attention…
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Doctor’s Haste Leaves Girl’s Arm Paralyzed
A Douglas County, Nebraska jury determined that an obstetrician with Mid-City OB-GYN of Omaha was responsible for a birth injury that left a little girl without the use of her left arm. The jury awarded the now 3-year-old Chaylee Bentzinger-Hill $1.8 million for the ripped and ruptured nerves that occurred during her June 2008 delivery. According to Joe Cullan, the attorney for Chaylee’s parents, Dr. Ann Sijulin used a vacuum to help the infant through the birth canal. The baby’s shoulder became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone, and the doctor pulled down on the baby’s head to get her through, which led to severe nerve damage. “She panicked and she pulled,” Cullan said. “What you’re never, ever supposed to do is pull downward on the baby’s head. This case shows why. Three nerves were ripped out and two nerves were ruptured in half.” Sijulin’s attorney, Thomas Shomaker, said he…
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Cerebral Palsy Sufferer Has New Best Friend
Eight-year-old Mason Murphy knows better than most the truth in the phrase “man’s best friend” when speaking of dogs. Suffering from cerebral palsy, the Mariemont, Ohio boy relies heavily on his companion dog, Crisp. Murphy cannot use his legs because of his affliction, requiring help with the most mundane of tasks. Before bed, Crisp helps the boy pull off his socks and his clothes. The dog opens and closes doors, pushes elevator buttons, and helps with Murphy’s physical therapy. Mason’s mother, Page Murphy, attempted to explain how important the dog was to her son. “Anywhere Mason goes, the dog goes,” she said. “Mason had surgery last week; the dog was in the hospital with him all week. They’re inseparable. They’re best buddies.” Crisp came from Canine Companions for Independence, a company that breeds companion dogs for people with disabilities. It took over two years of waiting to get a dog…
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