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CPF Executive Director Rachel Byrne and Christina Smallwood talk about parenting, raising a child with cerebral palsy and helping her learn to advocate for herself.
As a mother and a pediatrician, I’ve both felt the strain of pandemic parenting directly and indirectly. I’ve made decisions about my own family and sending our kids to daycare and school, and I’ve stayed up worrying about how parents are supposed to make these difficult choices with so little support.
After we got the diagnosis we met with Dr. Maitre the next day and she gave us a roadmap.
Owen was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 6 months. By getting an early diagnosis his life changed forever.
"If you don’t know the solution to the problem now, you will find it"
