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This year Veterans Day fell on a Wednesday, giving the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow a great opportunity to show a chat co-founder John W, Quinn respect. In fact multiple participants thanked John for his 20 years serving the U.S. in the Navy. The average person might think someone with cerebral palsy can’t serve…
Every Wednesday the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow attempts to provide a community that balances friendship, information, and engaged conversation. Some weeks certain elements dominate the other elements more. This week though, #CPChatNow handled the varying elements like a professional juggler. Engaged conversation began with talk about disability themed programming in the UK.…
Life experiences shape you. Whether personal or through what your loved ones encounter, experiences make you care. Once you care, you probably uncover a desire to make others care too. That explains why so many national awareness days and months exist. Seriously, go take a look at www.nationalcalendarday.com. Perhaps someone can propose a National Awareness…
During the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 a re-occurring subject throughout #CPChatNow’s almost two-year history took center stage, music. Known passionate music fan, our own Hannah Pike led us in a focus chat titled “Finding Comfort in Music.” The conversation revealed the great impact music can make on one’s…
Most likely you can recall a time when you turned to music for comforting. Music possesses the rare ability to preserve emotions. You go along your day focused on some daily task. Suddenly THAT song comes on the radio and the time traveling starts. The present slowly fades away, replaced by a memory so fresh…
October 21st, 2015, the day Marty McFly went back to the future! While technology failed to yet bring us flying cars and hoverboards, there still exists many wins for technology since 1985. One such win, social media! Just allow me to point to exhibit A, the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow. Much conversation…
The leaves changing colors and pumpkin flavor invading coffee shops, welcome to fall my friends! So with the fall upon us you might wonder where I am with my musician interviews book. First, let me thank you for your continued interest in my still in-progress work. I’m happy to report a fall release remains probable.…
Community thrives every Wednesday on Twitter at 8pm ET under the banner #CPChatNow. As these recaps document the weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat provides a safe place to express frustration and celebrate exciting news. This week saw some familiar faces stop back in. The dialogue throughout the night revealed some exciting happenings for our community…
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 marked World Cerebral Palsy Day. What a fitting night for the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow! While a special occasion, the atmosphere admittedly appeared somewhat routine. Yet that routine just another Wednesday feel did not apply to everyone. Additionally my #CPChatNow co-host Blake Henry encountered a noteworthy experience earlier…
On Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow welcomed accomplished blogger Katy Fetters (@TeenCP) to lead a conversation on introducing your cerebral palsy when meeting new people. As I shared Wednesday morning in addition to the focus chat I would make a couple announcements. Punctual, Katy opened up the Q…