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The fan base for the Lodi Flames varsity boys basketball team has grown exponentially this season. But no one was more stoked to follow the players’ rise to success than Scott Bandoni. “I love basketball,” said Bandoni, his eyes lighting up behind his black-framed glasses. Bandoni is the team manager. He fuels the fire with [...]
St. Louis (KSDK) - Most doctors choose their specialty. In the case of Dr. Jan Brunstrom, her specialty chose her. “I never thought I would do this,” she explained. One of the busiest doctors at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, she and her team treat kids with cerebral palsy, more than 2,000 a year. They come from as far [...]
KNOXVILLE–Rupy Sawhney, Weston Fulton Professor and head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is used to presenting his students with tough questions. A year ago, he presented them with this challenge: find a way to help Edi Deaver, a UT alumnus with cerebral palsy, be more mobile. “He wasn’t [...]
(FREDERICKSBURG NEWS) – If the sun is shining, George Lewis is rolling. The Fredericksburg man can’t stand to sit at home and stare at four walls. He was born with cerebral palsy and has been in a wheelchair all his life, but his condition hasn’t curbed his independent streak. Neither does the fact that he can’t [...]
(SJ-R) GREENVIEW — Joel Washko was a talented athlete in high school, and he went on to play NCAA Division I college baseball. Sports are all about winning at that level. But Washko knew that victories, at least in the literal sense, could be few and far between for the boys basketball team at Greenview [...]
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In October, I wrote several articles titled “Diary of a Crisis” about a medical emergency we experienced with our daughter, Danielle. Danielle has suffered from severe spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy since birth. The past 18 months have been a constant struggle with medical professionals to get answers about our daughter's deteriorating health.
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Birthing classes and many books about pregnancy help parents-to-be prepare for the birth experience and some of their choices, especially when it comes to managing pain. However, few deal with potential complications, preferring to leave that scary ”what if” in the hands of doctors. However, my experience as a practicing obstetrician for more than 20 years is that it’s vitally important for parents to know what standards of care are and how to advocate for themselves and their child if these standards are not being met.
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