2 More Pieces of Cerebral Palsy News

Here's some more cerebral palsy news for you guys!

First up, is 7-year-old Devin Ghaness. Cerebral Palsy has forced him to lose the ability to walk and he has to navigate the world from behind a walker. But does that stop him? Negative!

Devin told his mother that he wanted to enroll in basketball camp. She may have been a bit skeptical, however, Palm Beach Community College's Summer Youth Basketball Coach Wade Berstler said he wasn't surprised to hear about Devin's goals. Berstler, himself a disabled man, is the ideal coach. He even carries Devin on his shoulders.

"Coach makes it easy," said Devin. "What I would like to say to other boys and girls is to always follow your dreams."

In other cerebral palsy news, a long-running medical negligence case has been settled. Kris Paul Grimmett, 29, sued Dr. Graeme Bates and the ACT Government because they failed to ensure that he was born by c-section at the earliest opportunity. The original claim was filed eight years ago. Justice Malcolm Gray has been hearing the matter and yesterday the parties agreed to a judgement in favor of Dr. Bates.

Did you know that a significant number of cerebral palsy cases turn out to be due to negligence on the part of someone who is involved in the delivery process?

If someone you love has cerebral palsy as the result birth injury due to negligence, please contact a cerebral palsy attorney right away.