UCPD Center Helps Youth
I . With Cerebral Palsy
MAR KESHA WRIGHT
JFaur year old "angel*
Mrs. Laukaitis points oat
that there is a lot of mis
understanding about cere
bral palsy. “Cerebral” re
fers to the brain and
“palsy’’ to a disorder of
movement or posture. It is
neither progreaoive nor
communicable, but with
appropriate early training
the effects can be con
trolled and-minimi zed.
From a clinical stand
point. cerebal palsy is cha
racterised by an inability
to folly-control motor
function. Depending upon
which part of the brain has
been damps# and the de
gree of involvement of the
central nervous system,
one or more of the follow
ing may occur: spasms,
involuntary movement;
disturbance in gait and
mobility, seizures,
abnormal awtostton and
perception, impairment of
sight, bearing or speech,
be
tween SOD^OO and 900,000
children and adults to the
United Sfetee faave one or
E
HI
] Wk
’Into uifc-Jjtational Young
uemocrauc convention to
»m. Before that, the
organization yras segregat
ed. The three-term State
Houselegislator has other
ideas ia mind whkh he has
made a part of Ms plat
fonp. As a ffrsreatmlal
candidate he has piedged to
appoint blacks, women,
educators and local elected
officials (especially county
commissioners) to the Ad
visory Budget Commis
sion. He also pledged to
create a cllmite In state
government which will
allow more black vendors
the opportunity to supply
necessary goods and ser
vices to governmental
agencies sod institution.
Gilmore wants to see
more women and Macks
appointed to the decision
making boards and com
mittees in state govern
ment “As governor I will
see to it that the number of
women and blacks appoint
ed to these positions are at
least equal to the percent
age of those minorities la
the state,” Gilmore oesn
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more symptoms of cerebral
palsy. Currently 7,00p to
9,000 babies are born each
year with the condition,
and another 1,100 to 1,880
pre-school-age children
acquire cerebral palsy
annually - the result of
causes such ss heed In
juries through fetalHc ac
cidents, falls or child
abuse.
While the lecal Develop
ment Center was founded
in the early 1980’s, the
Charlotte UGP chapter has
in juat the last year fet*
panded its services signifi
cantly. Licensed physical
therapist Jenny Barringer
is now at the center li
hours a week, white phy
sical therapy aM%hitu
Monda Griffin is there 16
hours a weak. Recently a
part-time social worker,
Bryn Anderson, was also
hired, bringing the part
time staff to four. Ms.
are full-time.' ;
With the fcolstering
these support services,
Leukaitis is “very exdfi
about die future of the
center. We now have, the
best opportunity we’ve
ever had to improve the
physical functioning ft
these children. ■ * '
“We’re making ait all-out
effort to see that when they
reach public school age
they can function < as
normally as they possibly
can,” ahe says.
, One new device with
enormous pomthilittetfik a
^mpltr.^compulei-.pur
chaaad f*rJ» center by
•peach therapist Louise .
™»_*»viee al
low® the . child to, com
municate who caput phy
sicafly managp to form >;
Markeah. Wright, graaddaaghter of Eala Mae Wright
at <7*, Falrwood Aram, will he foar thia —tntti She to
a student at Hatted Cerebral Palsy's Development
Ceaiar at Charlotte, and la with speech
words.
“The computer can help
the child indicate what he
wants or needs, like a drink
of water, just by pushing a
button,” erplalna Ms.
Laukaitis. “It’s a wonder
ful application at engineer
ing to medicine.”
The current hmd drive,
headed by Dot* Mitchell
and Irwin Coffield, aim to
raise 935,000 in one-on-ooe
solicitations by about 100
volunteers from now
through February. Ad
ditional promotional ac
tivities and a major fund
raising event are planned
tfanwghaut tbe spring. Die
eventual goal is 975,000.
UCP is a non-profit or
ganization supported pri
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“My only injury
was a mild stiff neck.
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No accidental neck c.
injury should be dismissed as minor
" without a thorough
cniruprdcnc examinanon.
Complications, such as
severe pain, from whiplash
or other sudden spinal
traumas, may not appear
until weeks later. Gentle,
painless chiropractic
treatment is covered by
most health Insurance plans
(including Medicare), and
may prevent complications
from developing.
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Some additional funds
come from state and fed
eral sources. However, the
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annual fund campaign.
Persons interested in
making a donation may
call the UCP fund drive
office, 112S E. Morehead
St, Suite **, at 375-6188.
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