10/06/2025
💚💚💚October 6th is World Cerebral Palsy Day💚💚💚
Today, Convaid would like to bring awareness to all of the CP Warriors in the world.
Addison lives with Cerebral Palsy and is a Convaid user. Her mom writes about her:
“Addison loves to use her Convaid Cruiser to be on the go! Addison has spastic quad CP, hydrocephalus with VP shunt, paroxysmal dystonia, and many other accompanying diagnoses. Although she had a rocky early childhood, she was adopted by me, Cassie, at age 6 and has been going nonstop ever since! Convaid has given Addison a quick mobility option to be able to go on a cruise, travel to other countries, visit zoos and aquariums, the movies, concerts, restaurants, and so much more ✈️🚅🚗 I recently added a mount for her Tobii DynaVox Navio communication device to her Cruiser so she has access to her voice anywhere she goes 📢📢📢 Addison is a sassy teenager who is interested in the same things her peers are, like Taylor Swift and spending all mom’s money! She has endured so much in her life, but she always comes back stronger!”
There are more than 17 million people across the world living with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a permanent disability that affects movement. Its impact can range from a weakness in one hand, to almost a complete lack of voluntary movement.
* 1 in 4 children with cerebral palsy cannot talk
* 1 in 4 cannot walk
* 1 in 2 have an intellectual disability
* 1 in 4 have epilepsy.
Cerebral palsy is a lifelong disability and there is no known cure.
