Two mothers confront CP, push for cure
Atlanta health, diet and fitness news
4:49 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011
Cynthia Frisina Gray stooped to free her daughter Cathryn’s foot from the Velcro straps of an adaptive bike while Cathryn's big sister, Ally, 12, worked on loosening the other foot.
“It’s a group effort,” Frisina Gray said, lifting her younger daughter off the seat.
The Alpharetta mother found nothing similarly collaborative when she learned Cathryn, 10, had cerebral palsy at 11 months old. After a difficult pregnancy and an early delivery, Frisina Gray had a feeling the looseness in her baby’s body wasn’t normal, even though pediatricians assured her it was.
Cerebral palsy is caused by a brain injury that occurs sometime between pregnancy and age 3. The injury creates muscle problems that vary greatly. People with CP can have difficulty walking, talking and caring for themselves. Yet, the condition rarely affects intelligence.
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