Royal Gazette

Royal Gazette: "After waiting for two years, kind-hearted 11-year-old Deborah Correia is ready to put a smile on another child's face with a gift of her ponytail. "

Marion Daily Republican Online

Marion Daily Republican Online: "MARION -- Although the back room of Mugsy McGuires was filled mostly with his friends and family, Joey Odum played as if he was headlining a blues festival. The 15-year-old singer and lead guitarist of Loose Wheels did everything a good frontman should do at a show, from dedicating 'Fulsome Prison' to the memory of Johnny Cash to reminding the audience not to drink and drive, and of course pulling off some killer blues riffs"

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy: "The words Cerebral Palsy are used to describe a medical condition that affects control of the muscles. Cerebral means anything in the head and palsy refers to anything wrong with control of the muscles or joints in the body."

Cerebral palsy can't slow senior - marionstar.com

Cerebral palsy can't slow senior - marionstar.com: "MARION -- Tom Becker had one strike against him in the game of life when he was born with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor disorder resulting from damage to the central nervous system, especially before or during birth, and usually characterized by spastic paralysis.
But that hasn't stopped him from setting and achieving goals and even giving a hand a parasailing"

Program Blazes Successful Trail For Disabled Athletes

By NICHOLAS MURRAY Tribune correspondent

One of the 10 charter members of the BlazeSports organizations set up nationally two years ago, BlazeSports Tampa Bay found unprecedented success at the 2004 National Junior Disability Sports Championships in Mesa, Ariz., in July. Tampa Bay brought home 37 medals to finish in second place in the medium-sized teams competition.