lajung (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A more "person first" way to say the same thing is to say that the person has spasticity, if you are needing to describe the type of cerebral palsy. See the "Disability is Natural" website by Kathie Snow for a great help with language use and people with disabilities.

autourlucy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Those standers kick ass! A friend of mine knows a chef who uses one!

11679MRT (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hello from northern Minnesota. Our son, Logan, who is just over 2 has CP. They started him off in a stand fairly early. I love seeing the bowling! It is great that there are options out there for activities like bowling.

silentobservor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm proud of you, Vicki :)

JMR83 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Trouble is, in the UK, it is seen as an offensive word. I suppose you need to research "Joey Deacon" and "Blue Peter" for a cleaer idea. Anyways, CP is sad to see but it is great to see Vicki's determination. :)

EasyStand (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Spastic" means stiff and difficult movement caused by permanently contracted muscles.

JMR83 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I thought spastic was a derogatory word?

struten82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It`s a great video, very interesting! I work with a girl who looks a lot like Vicky and this was very good for me to watch! Love to you people from a girl in Sweden!

pianistgreen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

her dad is so nice

SzChristie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This girl, Vicki is so cute. I have a friend with CP, Vicki's movements as same as hers. My friend's face is similar to her, and her voice, too. She can't coordinate her movements and can't speak, but I always understand what she wants. She is very warmhearted, I call her, 'Angel'. She can talks to people with a manager calculator, and she told me that I am her 'Angel', too. She got married last year, her husband is healthy. I like the similar people very much. Vicki is an 'Angel', too. ;)