How to Use cerebral palsy in a Sentence

cerebral palsy

noun
  • My son has cerebral palsy, and the story is relatable on so many levels.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024
  • However, Lowe cannot see, while his 24-year-old son has cerebral palsy and cannot walk.
    Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Ocando was born with spastic quadriplegia, a subset of cerebral palsy.
    Drake Hills, azcentral, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Eventually he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at two years old.
    Maryann Pisano, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Noah has Lennox Gasteau Syndrome, which is a severe type of epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Ten-year-old Hannah has cerebral palsy and weighs 80 pounds, a lot for a single person to carry.
    Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 24 July 2019
  • Tyron McAlpin, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, faces charges of felony assault and resisting arrest.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • O’Connell, who is gay with mild cerebral palsy, decides to leave home for the first time, along with his loving, ever-attentive mother, to strike out on his own.
    Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Jeannine Pettiford had visited the nearby nursing home where her 52-year-old cousin with cerebral palsy lived.
    NBC News, 19 July 2019
  • 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
  • Logan has cerebral palsy, and there’s a room for his care, too.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • 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
  • Bailes had a brother, John, who was born with cerebral palsy.
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Some parents explained the joy — and pain — of caring for a child with cerebral palsy.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Born with a severe form of cerebral palsy, Rick Hoyt was unable to move his arms or legs.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Jen Gottlieb can’t say enough about what the program has meant to her 12-year-old son, Cole, who has cerebral palsy.
    Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Zoe suffers from cerebral palsy, and Make-A-Wish fulfilled her dream of meeting the songstress.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • He was born with cerebral palsy, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking on challenges.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2019
  • In any case, the 31-year-old had two adult brothers with cerebral palsy to consider.
    Sam Dagher, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Rivera, who has had cerebral palsy since birth, watched the pregame show on his phone at the pub while sitting in his wheelchair covered in Celtics gear.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • 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
  • Medrano, who was born with mild cerebral palsy, will next compete in the T38 men's long jump on Wednesday.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Wells, 41, has cerebral palsy and relies on her wheelchair to get around.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Johnson, who has cerebral palsy, cannot speak or take care of himself.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024

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