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Caitlin McConnell
Dec 11, 20241 min read
New Puppy Surprise
Meet Lily Ann, Lily for short! I am very happy that I was able to name my puppy because I wanted to use the name “Ann,”. My Aunt Terry...
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Caitlin McConnell
Nov 20, 20241 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy’s Official Social Media Posting Schedule
Hi guys, I just wanted to apologize for not posting any of my social media platforms in 2 months. I just been extremely busy and now that...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Took Herself Off The Service Dog List Here's Why
As you guys may or may not know I've been on a service dog list for about 5years now and over those 5 years ofbeing on the list and not...
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Caitlin McConnell
Jun 26, 20244 min read
Cerebral Palsy Community Day Interviews
I'm working with the Weinberg Cerebral Palsy Center and I will be interviewing a lot of the participants. so my name is Melanie Waldman...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Stands On Her Own 1 Year After Having Her Life Changing Surgery
I thought I would share a 1 year update after having my life changing surgery last year. As you may remember, I had surgery on my right...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Learns How To Curl Her Hair On Her Own | Lena GenieCurl Review & Tutorial
Have you ever wondered how the Lena Geniecurl works? Step 1 -The first thing I do while the curling wand is heating up is brush out my...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Reviews The Permobil Smart Drive | Permobil Smart Drive Review
The Permobil Smart Drive is a lightweight power assist for my manual wheelchair that helps me to go up hills and ramps, and go long...
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Caitlin McConnell
May 31, 20232 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Turns 21
I thought I would Vlog today because today is a very special day because today is my twin sister and I is 21st birthday and I thought I...
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Caitlin McConnell
May 24, 20232 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Opens Up About Her Anxiety And How It Affects Her | Story Time
Living with Cerebral palsy is extremely challenging but having anxiety on top of living is even more challenging. I have always have had...
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Caitlin McConnell
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Adult With CP Works Out For The First Time 3Months After Having Her Life Changing Surgery
I just got done walking on the treadmill for the first time since my surgery andit felt so good so I filmed some of it's for you guys so...
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Caitlin McConnell
Sep 14, 20222 min read
Copy of Adult With Cerebral palsy Gets Her Cast Off 7 Weeks After Having Her Life Changing Surgery
Today is a very exciting day because I am headed to the hospital to finally get my cast off after having it on for six weeks so I will...
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Caitlin McConnell
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Adult With CP Comes Home From The Hospital 17Hours After Having Her Life Changing Surgery
I know I haven't updated since I had my surgery yesterday but I am 17 to 18 hours post-op and I'm headed home which is very exciting but...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy's Life Changes Forever | The Day Of Her Life Changing Surgery
We are headed to the hospital for my life changing surgery and I am nervous as heck right now but I will get one out of me we are about...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 24, 20222 min read
Adult With Cerebral Palsy Schedules Her Life Changing Surgery
Before I share all of the details about the surgery and what my plan is for after the surgery, I wanted to share the history of my right...
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Caitlin McConnell
Aug 4, 20213 min read
The Types , Early Signs and Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy How It Affects Me
Before I get into today's blog post, I just wanted to put a disclaimer out there that I have done a lot of research on the information...
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Caitlin McConnell
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Life changes
I have had a lot of major life changes happen to me recently like graduating high school, my twin sister going away to college, and...
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Caitlin McConnell
Jul 19, 20202 min read
Feeling Trapped In My Own Body
There are many times were I feel trapped in my own body because of having cerebral palsy, I often doubt myself on my ability to do things...
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Caitlin McConnell
Apr 7, 20202 min read
How Being Quarantined Has Changed My Life
Being quarantined and not being able to go anywhere has changed my life! Since we have all been quarantined, I have been forced to be a...
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Caitlin McConnell
Jun 26, 20181 min read
Speaking at Kean University
Recently, I got the opportunity to speak at Kean University to the Curious Science Writers program. I spoke in front of teenagers who are...
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Caitlin McConnell
Oct 14, 20171 min read
My Experience with Dance...
Let me tell you about something that I am really passionate about: dance. I have been dancing since I was 5 years old with a program...
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