Tag Archives: cerebral palsy

Challenges your limits

Challenge Your Limits

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Think about the last time you said “I can’t.” What couldn’t you do? Why? Answering these questions will most likely lead to a discussion on limits. Who set said limits? The dialogue continues! Allow me to ask one more question. When did you last challenge your limits? Others in the cerebral palsy community helped me…

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#CPChatNow Recap- 07-29-2015

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If you enjoy riveting conversation, this week’s recap for the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow will interest you. The stimulating dialogue included topics such as experiences at concerts, life with a disability in other countries, and current events. First though, members from our community shared exciting news. Soon talk turned to concerts. Time for…

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#CPChatNow Recap- 07-22-2015

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As per the traditional Wednesday evening ritual ceeps (short for cerebral palsy peeps) all over the United States plus in Canada and the United Kingdom gathered on Twitter for the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow. Everything started off awesome. Early on the conversation remained friendly and lighthearted, just pals talking. Eventually though, our spidey…

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#CPChatNow puts the "pals" in "cerebral palsy."

#CPChatNow Recap- 07-15-2015

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Every Wednesday the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow makes Hump Day feel like a Saturday night. We gather and spend time with each other, just like friends. Early in the day on Wednesday, July 15th I looked to create extra hype for the evening. We began the night though, catching up on the past…

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What are our similarities and differences?

If You Know One Person with Cerebral Palsy…

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This post includes Amazon affiliate links to my cerebral palsy memoir Off Balanced. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.  Spend enough time in the cerebral palsy (CP) community and you will come to learn and maybe even actually hear the phrase. “If you know one person with cerebral palsy, then you know…

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Words #CPChatNow uses to describe our Twitter chat

#CPChatNow Recap- 07-08-2015

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Seven days removed from our great caregiving focus chat and the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow looked to continue with the upward momentum. Earlier in the day my co-host cohort Blake Henry and I enjoyed a great conversation about our prospective upcoming focus chats. Blake quickly foreshadowed the excitement to come. Perhaps though,…

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8'O Clock

#CPChatNow Recap- Caregiving Focus Chat

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Excitement burst throughout the #CPChatNow community Wednesday, July 1st like fireworks lighting up the night sky. The spark ignited by Handicap This co-star and #CPChatNow co-founder Tim Wambach returning to lead a focus chat on caregiving. Minutes before the live Twitter chat started though, bad news arrived. Rise above my co-host Blake Henry, our special…

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#CPChatNow focus chat on care giving July 1st

#CPChatNow Recap- 06-24-2015

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Heading into this week’s live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow, my co-host Blake Henry and I promoted the announcement for our July focus chat. Before getting into the announcement, we enjoyed some laughs. Plus Blake did some last minute hyping for our announcement. However before we could tweet out the details, an old friend…

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#CPChatNow Recap- 06-17-2015

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Wednesday, June 17th #CPChatNow held their monthly focus chat, this month’s topic “How can exercising help you in your daily life?” Our own Erin M. Diericx led the discussion. She began by giving her credentials. Please note while rich in personal experience Erin possesses no formal training in the medical field. Fittingly Erin structured the…

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#CPChatNow Exercise Focus Chat June 17th

#CPChatNow Recap- 06-10-2015

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Putting the cliche “better late than never” to the test, here comes your recap for this past Wednesday’s #CPChatNow. Remember the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow happens every Wednesday at 8pm ET. The evening started slow, something expected given tweets from earlier in the day. My co-host Blake did make the chat at a…

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