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A new year often also brings new enthusiasm and new ambition. These traits typically manifest themselves as New Year resolutions. We who make up the Twitter chat #CPChatNow used our last chat in 2015 to focus on resolutions. You will not need cerebral palsy to relate to this recap! My co-host Blake Henry and I…
On Christmas Eve’s eve members from the cerebral palsy (CP) community gathered for the second last #CPChatNow in 2015. A live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat, #CPChatNow takes place every Wednesday at 8pm ET. This week began with my co-host Blake Henry answering last week’s extend-the-conversation question. Every week I include an “extend-the-conversation” question in…
Last minute gift shopping proves such a hassle! Finding a parking spot remains like finding an open chair when playing musical chairs. Then once inside the store, your gift options end up limited to what everyone else didn’t want. After that you get to stand in a long line waiting to purchase those second rate…
Over the last two weeks the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow focused a lot on current events. This week however our dialogue revolved more around personal experiences. The trend started with discussion about skiing. Erin’s comment about her brother helped usher in intriguing talk about siblings. Let us keep the dialogue about siblings…
With each passing day in December more and more year in reviews emerge. Bloggers post them before taking hiatuses. The bloggers electing to rest before the New Year arrives. Heck the same goes for people in general. Maybe even you! Perhaps you find yourself reflecting on the past 350-plus days. I understand the temptation. Few…
Music possesses a certain power, one almost magical. Surely you know what I mean. A certain song that offers you comfort when down. Or, a song that helps you recall joyous memories. The benefits of music remain vast. All in all music just contains a special quality. Now think how the aforementioned only represents the…
Few constants exist in life but one that does goes by the name #CPChatNow. Every Wednesday the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat brings the cerebral palsy community together. This week the conversation picked up with a news story we discussed last week, Kylie Jenner’s controversial photo shoot. I know! The above contains much dialogue based…
Almost two years to the date since the first #CPChatNow and the Twitter chat continues to go strong! This week current events provided a lot to talk about. News stories discussed included Kylie Jenner modeling using a wheelchair and the Anna Stubblefield case. The latter came up first. Click here to read the post. My…
Cerebral palsy (CP) impacts confidence. Enter into evidence last week’s live CP Twitter chat #CPChatNow. The discussion featured probing questions to make us think deeply about the overarching question “Are you thankful for your cerebral palsy?” One probing question asked “How would your life be different without cerebral palsy?” Quickly the answers flowed in. “CP…
To all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving! With this week’s live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow falling on Thanksgiving eve we used the occasion to discuss the question “Are you thankful for your cerebral palsy?” To kick off the special group led focus chat I explained the night’s ground rules. Before I could even formally…