Movies are usually liked because they are relatable. Seeing many movies that portray a character with cerebral palsy isn’t very common. There are some, but the character is either sick, dying or wants to die. Either way, they’re unrealistic. However, I felt very positive about the movie…
Glucocorticoids could help preserve the structure and function of nerve cells when given after oxygen deprivation at birth, a study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences suggests.
The hardest part of living with a chronic illness is not the years you spend waiting for a diagnosis. It’s not the hundreds of doctor appointments and different specialists you see when you’re trying to get someone to listen to you and understand something is really wrong with you.
Moderately premature babies who have a low birth weight for their gestational age, relatively speaking, age often diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). But researchers do not understand the causes linking these two factors, and more research is needed to improve care and understand the prognosis of unusually small preterm infants. The study,…
I’ve battled cerebral palsy my entire life. Then, when I was 17, I was diagnosed with chronic pain. And, in August of this year, I was diagnosed with anxiety. It seems that for every diagnosis I’ve received, I’ve viewed each as a thing that fits with my existing…
I believe there is a common misconception among the able-bodied that if you have a chronic illness, you probably have very good doctors whom you love. While that can be true in some cases, there also are some doctors we are just stuck with; they treat our…
January is a new month and year, which marks a whole new start. Having cerebral palsy shouldn’t stop anyone from making new year resolutions. I like Christmastime, but I also always like opening a brand new calendar to write down my New Year’s resolutions. I rarely complete…
I have wanted to write this column for a while, but it’s so hard to find the words to describe panic attacks or anxiety attacks. It’s even harder to write about this topic when I know that anxiety presents itself differently in everyone, brought on by different triggers…
Despite the fact that I was born with a chronic illness, unless I was actually ill with some sort of virus I’ve never had to take daily medications in the morning to start my day. But now that I’ve begun getting help for my anxiety, taking medication is…
If you’ve read anything about chronic illness, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the term “brain fog.” This term is used to describe feelings of confusion, forgetfulness and lack of mental clarity. People I’ve read about regard this phenomenon as a side effect of their medications,…