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Cerebral Palsy
Summary: This essay gives information on what cerebral palsy is and the history of it.
"Having a child with cerebral palsy can be very difficult, stressful, and at times very frustrating, but one look from Adam and I know it's all worth it," says mother, Beth Muraida, of her 15 year old son, Adam. "Before Adam was born I had a few tests that told me that Adam was a perfectly normal and healthy child. Adam was right on time unlike many cerebral palsy babies who are often times premature. When they took a look the month he was due they noticed he was in breech position, feet down instead of head down. They had to manipulate his body to turn him the right way. In the birthing process he got his umbilical chord wrapped around his neck. His air was cut off and I was immediately rushed to the OR room. I wasn't given any anesthetics and was about to go through an...
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