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Young Boy With Cerebral Palsy Gets First Bicycle
5-year-old Espin Faber from Algona, Iowa has received a very special gift. Espin got his first bicycle. But it isn’t just any bicycle. Espin was diagnosed with triplegic cerebral palsy when he was 15 months old, a condition often associated with birth defects. The bike that Espin received is called an Amtryke, and is specially designed so that Espin will be able to ride on it safely. The bike was donated to him by the AMBUCS club—which is based in Grapevine, Texas—and is therapeutic and will allow Espin to exercise both his arms and legs. “It will strengthen his legs and give him the strength he needs in order to walk,” his mother Tiffany said. “He will be able to use his bike on trips where there is room to ride. It will allow him to do more things.” This donation makes a huge difference to this young boy and…
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Parents Of Lost Son Give Back To Community
According to LoHud.com, a news site based out of New York’s Hudson Valley, one charitable family puts a lot of thought and care into deciding how to allot their time and resources. Ilana and Glen Meyers head the Slater Jett Myers Foundation, which has contributed more than $500,000 to various programs and charities in the region, mostly those that deal with children who suffered birth trauma injuries and other birth defects. Some of their projects have included a therapeutic gym for children and other equipment to assist with their mobility. The Meyers had an infant son die of a brain injury 11 years ago, Slater Jett Meyers, for which the organization is named. “I look at these organizations with whom we partner, and when I see the children I think this would be m the children I think this would be my son,” says Ilana Meyers. “I ask, ‘What would…
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Settlement to Child with Cerebral Palsy Upheld
Christian Arroyo, an eight-year-old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, is happy and loving, but he requires constant care. Christian’s problems resulted from a common neonatal blood infection, easily treatable with the use of antibiotics. However, doctors and nurses at Erie Family Health Center, a federal government-funded clinic, left him untreated for more than 12 hours, which led to brain damage. Christian’s parents won a $29.1 million lawsuit last year due to medical negligence, but the government appealed the decision on the grounds of an untimely claim, since the Arroyos did not file their claim until two years later. The U.S. Court of Appeals recently upheld the 2010 verdict, noting that the doctors never informed the family that antibiotics would have prevented brain damage. Instead, the Arroyos discovered the negligence when their second son, born a year later, received immediate treatment with antibiotics for the same problem. The family’s lawyer explained that…
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