Juliana Leigh Klein
The life of Juliana Leigh Klein, a beautiful 5 year old girl with CP who died in October of 2008, will be remembered and celebrated in a special way. On Saturday, May 28, 2011, the Walk for Cerebral Palsy in Memory of Juliana will take place in Connecticut at the Southington High School track from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, with all donations from the walk benefitting the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF). Juliana’s story and information about the memorial walk was part of a front page article published in the May 13, 2011 issue of The Southington Citizens newspaper (to see the full article, go to the Southington.ctcitizen.com home page, then click on E-paper for the 5/13/11 issue).
CPIRF Chief Executive Officer and President, Glenn R. Tringali stated “We are honored and privileged that Juliana’s family has chosen CPIRF to be the beneficiary of this wonderful community event”. Anyone who wishes to make a donation can contact WalkforCP@hotmail.com or contribute directly through the CPIRF website by clicking the “Donate” tab.
Most treatments for cerebral palsy (CP) are initially directed toward children. What is not clearly established is the long- term effects of such treatments. Many appear helpful in the short term but prove to be disadvantageous in the long run. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a permanent, irreversible neurosurgical procedure for reducing spasticity in cerebral palsy. Parents contemplating SDR for their child would like assurance that that there will not be harmful complications from it as the child ages into adolescence and adulthood. We now have new evidence...
Here’s to hoping that this event becomes an annual tradition. We’d love to make it out for next year’s event.