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 trial and is even a cross-country runner. She is now her school’s third varsity runner, and placed 45th overall in the Middle Border Conference Meet. Just recently, she obtained her driver’s license.
Kulibert’s condition requires that she consciously direct her right side at all times, so she does not have the luxury of training her right side then forgetting about it. Such mental fortitude is worthy of respect and admiration by all.
Cappolino Dodd Krebs – cerebral palsy lawyers
