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To Karen Killilea, With Love From Karin Willison
ByKarin April 18, 2016March 21, 2020

When I was about 7 years old, I found a little paperback book on my parents’ bookshelf. It was on its side in front of the other books, spine facing out. The cover showed a little girl with long red pigtails and a big smile. Her name was Karen Killilea, and the book was entitled Karen, by…

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Advice for Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy, from an Adult with CP
ByKarin March 29, 2016October 6, 2018

I wrote this piece for Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Please share it with the parents you know! Dear Parents of Kids with Cerebral Palsy, Thirty-something years ago, my parents were where you are now — raising me, their daughter with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. I was blessed with loving parents who fought for me to…

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