How to Use cerebral palsy in a Sentence

cerebral palsy

noun
  • Ruth is on the autism spectrum and has a mild case of cerebral palsy.
    CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Braedyn, who has cerebral palsy, has learned to walk with the aid of a walker.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 12 May 2022
  • Mimi has cerebral palsy, from a stroke at birth that left her without the use of her right arm.
    Michelle Boudin, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • His daughter has cerebral palsy and goes out only once a week when the air is bad.
    Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • In between are twin boys, 4 years old, one with cerebral palsy, the other with autism and epilepsy.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One woman bought a special high chair for her son, who shows signs of cerebral palsy.
    New York Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • For each bruising visit to the trenches, there are moist eyes when a teen with cerebral palsy handles the coin toss.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Manning gave birth to twins in 2002, one of whom has cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • In any case, the 31-year-old had two adult brothers with cerebral palsy to consider.
    Sam Dagher, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Each adult reflects the deficiencies of the children in the plot who have Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.
    Armond White, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Wells, 41, has cerebral palsy and relies on her wheelchair to get around.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Daily care for her 2-year-old son Alex, born with cerebral palsy, is a round-the-clock rollercoaster of heartaches and rewards.
    oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The difference will be that Orndorff was born with cerebral palsy.
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Place of Comfort Nichols was first diagnosed with cerebral palsy at about six months of age.
    Ryan Michaels, al, 19 June 2023
  • Both men had been born with cerebral palsy, and their mental development was like that of a young child.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Vickie had given birth to Aryah, who has cerebral palsy.
    Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Elsie has cerebral palsy and lives in a nursing home; Lente is her caregiver.
    Cecilia Nowell, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • Nathan and sister Alexis were born with cerebral palsy.
    Mike Kilen, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Well, my own sister suffers from the same illness [cerebral palsy].
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The San Diego man, who has cerebral palsy, has rolled his wheelchair into stadiums across the country 567 times.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Darcy Bishop for decades has cared for her two brothers, who have cerebral palsy.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Zain, who was born with cerebral palsy, died on Monday in his mid-twenties, according to Bloomberg.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Isabella Valle uses a wheelchair and has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and a shunt in her brain to prevent the build-up of fluid.
    Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2022
  • In 1997, a teenager with cerebral palsy staying with the Blouins died, yet the state continued to rely on the couple to care for foster children.
    Jason Laughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His main concern, however, was his son, who is in a wheelchair with cerebral palsy.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • That same week, a girl who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was supposed to arrive home at 3:20 p.m. and her bus dropped her off after 5.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Frazee cited the case of Candice Lewis, a 25-year-old woman who has cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
    Maria Cheng, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Hennessy was born with cerebral palsy and spent his life in a wheelchair needing constant care.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • Michael Kutcher was born with cerebral palsy and is now a spokesman for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Matthew Duckett, who makes his film debut, has cerebral palsy.
    Tim Gray, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023

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