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.
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review article by Andres Moreno-De-Luca and colleagues at the Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger Health System, and the Department of Human Genetics, Emory University.
Here’s to hoping that this event becomes an annual tradition. We’d love to make it out for next year’s event.