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SOUTH BEND — When Kyle Akin enrolled at Holy Cross College, he wasn’t sure he’d succeed. ... “I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to make it in college,” said Akin, 23, who was born with cerebral palsy. He was among the students who graduated Saturday from Holy Cross College....
BY MARK J. KONKOL Staff Reporter/mkonkol@suntimes.com The death of a South Chicago boy with cerebral palsy who succumbed to infected bed sores is being investigated as a murder by neglect. Jaylen Brown, 13, of the 8500 block of South Oglesby, died at La Rabida Children's Hospital on Thursday...
Bedsores 'bone-deep' despite 24-hour care by 2 licensed nurses Jaylen Brown needed round-the-clock care, and the 13-year-old developmentally disabled boy with cerebral palsy was supposed to have it. His mother had the help of two licensed practical nurses to care for her son seven days a week at...
Dominick Celeste, Jr., 14, who successfully brought suit against the East Meadow school district, stands near a ballfield entrance at the Woodland Middle School. (Photo by Ari Mintz / May 16, 2008) A federal jury has ruled that an East Meadow school was unsafe for a student with cerebral palsy....
She planted herself in front of us this morning teetering on her twisted legs like a tree swaying in the wind.Her teeth trapped her bottom lip inside her mouth.With elbows locked, she held her thumbs and forefingers outstretched. Her remaining fingers curled into her palms giving her the...
