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Looking for a physical therapist? Try a dolphin
Kirsten “Kiki” Kuhnert watches as a 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout. It’s a scene that Kuhnert has watched thousands of times; a single mother from Key Biscayne, she’s dedicated the past 15 years of her life to raising funds for dolphin-assisted therapy, a controversial behavior-modification treatment for severely disabled children. Excalibur rip “All animal therapy is controversial, because it hasn’t been researched as it should have been,” says Janelle Nimer, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Tennessee who researched dolphin therapy for her three-year fellowship in veterinary medicine. “People are afraid dolphins are being mistreated. You have exotic animals and parents of autistic kids who are willing to try anything.” The Hurt Locker dvd Beer Wars move Wake of Death psp Pulse 3 rip The therapy has been the target of criticism from animal rights groups, which consider it dangerous to humans and unfair…
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Medicaid may buy diapers for cerebral palsy victim
A widower father of four is suing the state of Florida in an attempt to get Medicaid to cover the diapers worn by his teenage daughter. Sharett, the 16 year-old daughter of Floyd Smith, suffers from cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Cromwell buy The Wicker Man film Towelhead aka Nothing Is Private ipod 25th Hour movie buy Vanity Fair Medicaid currently covers the cost of diapers for children, but not for teens. Sharett’s diapers are the family’s second biggest expense, and cost around $2,400 a year. This is a huge expense for a family of 5 trying to survive on an annual income of only $12,000. Howard the Duck psp Cerebral palsy is a serious, permanent, degenerative condition that can be caused at birth by negligent doctors or hospitals. Sufferers of cerebral palsy often do not survive childhood, and are completely dependent on their parents or caretakers. Beer Wars movie…
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Cerebral palsy victim wins settlement
Seventh Moon psp Twenty-four year-old Geoff Sadlier has been awarded 3.35 million euros for his birth trauma. Hatchet movie download Through his mother, Sadlier sued the hospital in which he was born for failing to act on information regarding his fetal health. He was born brain damaged and in serious condition after a caesarean section that was performed too late. He suffered from asphyxiation, motor dysfunction on his right side, and cerebral palsy as well as other cognitive difficulties. Rogue psp Illuminating Angels & Demons dvd The court conceded that though Sadlier was not as seriously brain damaged as some other children, his life has still been devastated due to negligent doctors and staff. City of Rott full Phoenix rip Walking Shadow buy East Side Story dvdrip Four Weddings and a Funeral psp download If I Die Tonight dvd Vikaren ipod He went to school till he was 19, finished…
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