Whispers of Hope
Inspiration and Hope for people with Cerebral Palsy and Other Learning Disabilities
Whispers of Hope is devoted to those with Cerebral Palsy or other learning disabilities or special needs – as well as their family and friends – but it is really meant to encourage everyone.
Karen Lynn has been teaching for well over 35 years. An advocate for the disabled, Karen has devoted her energies to disability rights organizations and associations. Karen was also the first disabled teacher to instruct regular aerobic classes to the YMCA and YWCA, and she has also coached individual clients for private lessons...
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Coping with friends or relatives who have cerebral palsy can be very challenging for a parent or caregiver. Cerebral palsy is a complicated disorder that is caused by brain trauma or injury. Because of this, it is not strictly a disease and there is no "cure". However, early intervention is one of the main keys to successful treatment of cerebral palsy...
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Hi, my name is Karen Lynn. I was born a healthy baby on March 9, 1951 to two wonderful people named Rubin and Kate Hershkowitz... At the delicate age of 5 months I became paralysed after receiving a DPT injection and fell into a deep coma that lasted for 10 days... The sad news was that I was left with left-side hemiplegia: Cerebral Palsy...
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