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10 Reasons Why You Should Wear Green After St. Patrick’s Day

Today is March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — and it seems the whole world is seeing green! By tomorrow, all posts about pots o’ gold Irish eyes are smilin’ will be gone. The color of luck, money won’t be splashed all over social media. But, it needs to be…

Cerebral Palsy

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10 Reasons Why You Should Wear Green After St. Patrick’s Day
10 Reasons Why You Should Wear Green After St. Patrick’s Day
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Let’s Promote Cerebral Palsy Awareness Together

I didn’t hear anyone promote cerebral palsy awareness growing up. First of all, no one talked about my disability; thus, I didn’t know what it was or why I had it. Similarly, no one represented me on t.v. I didn’t meet another person with CP until college. It’s almost five…

Cerebral Palsy

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Let’s Promote Cerebral Palsy Awareness Together
Let’s Promote Cerebral Palsy Awareness Together
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4 Popular Cerebral Palsy Myths Debunked

Have You Heard These Popular Cerebral Palsy Myths? Cerebral palsy affects 17 million worldwide, is the most common childhood disability, yet it’s still widely misunderstood. Let’s debunk some myriad — and sometimes heartbreaking — cerebral palsy (CP) myths we covered on What CP Looks Like’s chat: 1. Myth: Cerebral palsy is a disease. Fact: NO! The…

Cerebral Palsy

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4 Popular Cerebral Palsy Myths Debunked
4 Popular Cerebral Palsy Myths Debunked
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How Being My Mom’s Caregiver Led to Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy

How Being My Mom’s Caregiver Led to Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy I’ll never forget my mom’s reaction the first time she saw me walk. I’d walked since I was five years old, but as I approached 40, my gait was drastically different due to a life-changing surgery. I’d just…

Cerebral Palsy

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How Being My Mom’s Caregiver Led to Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
How Being My Mom’s Caregiver Led to Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy

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How a Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Changed My Life

I have cerebral palsy (CP) and in 2012, I stumbled across information on Facebook about a life-changing surgery called selective dorsal rhizotomy, or SDR. I’d just turned 39, wondered why I’d never heard about a procedure that could have made me — and my legs — navigate the world much…

Cerebral Palsy

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How a Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Changed My Life
How a Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Changed My Life
Cerebral Palsy

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Feb 28, 2020

Don’t You (Forget About CP)!

Don’t You Forget About CP! In the United States, March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and March 25 is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. You’d think that the most common disability in childhood is constantly in the news during our month, but it isn’t. …

Cerebral Palsy

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Don’t You (Forget About CP )!
Don’t You (Forget About CP )!
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May 25, 2018

Are Kids with Disabilities Safe at School?

Keeping kids with disabilities safe at school was the topic my FB live chat in the wake of the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, FL — located in Broward County, where I was born and still reside — which was praised…

Education

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Are Kids with Disabilities Safe at School?
Are Kids with Disabilities Safe at School?
Education

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May 24, 2018

4 Things You Must Do to Win at Life

The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. The human drama of athletic competition.” -Stanley Ralph Ross The excitement of the Olympics is contagious! We admire the athletes’ dedication, endurance and physical prowess. While holding our breath, we celebrate heroic feats with cheers and fist pumps. The Olympics represent what…

Olympics

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4 Things You Must Do to Win at Life
4 Things You Must Do to Win at Life
Olympics

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May 6, 2018

6 Cerebral Palsy Celebrities You Should Know

Here are 6 cerebral palsy advocates you’ve probably never heard of — and why you should: Charisse Hogan Sadie McCallum Brandon Mendenhall Kathy O’Connell Ryan Raghoo Heaven Ramsey Notice anything? There isn’t a celebrity in the bunch. While these advocates with cerebral palsy aren’t famous, they should be. Read on…

Disability

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6 Cerebral Palsy Celebrities You’ve Probably Never Heard of Until Now
6 Cerebral Palsy Celebrities You’ve Probably Never Heard of Until Now
Disability

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Apr 30, 2018

3 Cerebral Palsy Books You Must Read!

Here are 3 must-read cerebral palsy books written by people who have CP — and, one who thought she did for 30 years — until being diagnosed correctly! 1. Misdiagnosed: My Thirty-Year Struggle with a Debilitating Disorder I Never Had by Jean Sharon Abbott You won’t want to put down this beautifully written memoir by my friend, Jean Sharon Abbott. It describes her “journey from wheels…

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Books

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Nicole Luongo

Nicole Luongo

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I’m an author and a writer who specializes in cerebral palsy advocacy. https://nicoleluongo.com

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