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All news on the topic: Cerebral palsy

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'One-minute pregnancy check could help to lower the risk of premature birth'
The position of a woman’s caesarean section scar in relation to their cervix has a bearing on the chance of having a subsequent premature birth, it's been claimed
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Rosie Jones says 'internalised ableism' stopped her from using mobility aids
The comedian, who has ataxic cerebral palsy, is completing the long-distance race on Sunday with fellow stand-up comic Ivo Graham, who will be pushing her in a Delta Buggy
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Mum says she has no money to retire after spending life caring for disabled son
Michelle from Overton in Hampshire, says her and her 72-year-old husband Tony's finances are a "disaster" and they are frequently having to dip into their savings whilst they live off Tony's pension pot - but there isn't much money left
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Wheelchair user forced to wait on platform for over an hour as lift left broken
Ashley Armstrong, 28, who has cerebral palsy, was travelling from Piccadilly on Sunday when he arrived at Heaton Park tram stop to find the lift was broken
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Little boy, 4, died first night he slept in new bed after head got stuck
The youngster who was non-verbal and had cerebral palsy was using a specialist Olaf bed for the first time. He was found unresponsive the next morning by his father
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Man who uses computer to talk wants to have special accent on his wedding day
Jack Wells, 21, says he currently has a 'robotic' voice that he wants to change for something more like the accent of where he is from in Birmingham in time for when he gets married
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'I did a boy's homework at school – he's now buying me a house as a thank you'
A woman who did a boy's homework at school in return for him stopping her being bullied is in 'total shock' after he offered to buy her a house as a thank you
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X Factor winner fighting to raise awareness for son with cerebral palsy
X Factor winner Myles Stephenson makes his boxing debut tonight and he is hoping to raise awareness for cerebral palsy after his son was diagnosed with the condition
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Teen 'stuck' in bed for 104 days after NHS delays left her without wheelchair
Abbie Hughes, from Stoke-on-Trent, was left bedbound for 104 days after her wheelchair arrived months after it was supposed to - the teen suffers from cerebral palsy
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74 health conditions in your 20s that could leave you childless, study claims
A major new study has found that there are dozens of health conditions experienced in early life which could leave you childless in later life, with more than half of them being behavioural disorders
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Comedian Rosie Jones forced to leave social media after 'hurtful' comments
Comedian Rosie Jones, who has appeared on The Last Leg and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, revealed she was targeted by online trolls
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Ellie Simmonds searching for new confidence as she lost identity after retiring
Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds says she wants to find some 'new confidence' within herself after retiring from swimming as her younger self was always 'desperately trying to fit in'
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Dating site love cheat faked romance with single mum to steal her Land Rover
Callous cad Ben Robinson from Bolton sold the mum's leased Land Rover with her disabled daughter's equipment inside, meaning she was unable to stand up
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Parents forced to pay £1,900-a-month for cannabis for children
Fewer than five NHS prescriptions for unlicensed medical cannabis were given between November 2018 and July 2022, according to data that was released in January
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Man trapped in chronic pain nightmare as he can't get vital treatments
Paul Farrelly, 41, has lived with cerebral palsy all his life and is now struggling because he can no longer afford to pay for private treatment, which can be costly
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Boy, 7, gets life-changing diagnosis after parents noticed he kept falling over
Krystal Moore and Ben Robinson pushed for further testing after their son Oliver was misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy - their 'world fell apart' after they found out what was really wrong
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Strictly star's cousin with cerebral palsy dies months after care home closes
Strictly Come Dancing star Molly Rainford has paid tribute to her late cousin Ben, who had cerebral palsy and had lived in a care home for 12 years before it shut down last November
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'My wife and carer kept me prisoner in home for 4 years while they had affair'
Disabled Tom Somerset-How, 40, was kept prisoner in his home by his wife and her lover - his live-in carer - for four years before his ordeal was finally discovered
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Four exceptional people nominated for this year's Pride of Britain awards
If you know someone who is selfless, brave, inspiring or courageous, there is still time to nominate them - here are some of those who have been put forward this year
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'Rosie Jones is brave to use the R-word if people now realise how harmful it is'
Rosie Jones is not using the R word to disparage - she’s throwing it back at those who hurt her, a Molotov cocktail to the conscience, argues Anna Morell in her latest Dis Life column
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Woman tells of 'crying at night' as she highlights loneliness of disabled people
Gina Patel, 28, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, has told how people with disabilities often feel like "no one cares" about them as they struggle with loneliness
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Pedestrian who waved cyclist into incoming car loses manslaughter appeal
At a Court of Appeal hearing, Auriol Grey was refused permission to appeal against her sentence after she shouted a retired midwide into an oncoming car in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on October 20, 2020
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Voter ID is 'gerrymandering' - and biggest election losers are disabled people
While many activists rail against Conservative policies, there are, as Jacob Rees-Mogg points out, many Disabled people who do still vote Tory
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Disabled man breaks silence after wife and carer lover jailed for enslaving him
Tom Somerset-How, 40, was held effectively as a slave in his own home by wife Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and carer George Webb, 50, for years, with the pair having an affair
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Testicular cancer warning as ADHD and autism linked with disease
Swedish researchers have identified a link between neurodevelopmental disorders and testicular cancer - which is the 17th most common cancer in men
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