The Kelly family have organized the “Find a Cure for Finn” fundraiser to raise funds for CPIRF research. Finn is seated on his big brother’s lap.
CPIRF is very proud to be the recipient of the “Find a Cure for Finn” fundraiser organized by the Kelly family of Rye New York. Family and friends of 8-year-old Finn Kelly will be running the Sleepy Hollow, NY, Half-Marathon starting 9:30 a.m. on March 23 to raise money to find a cure for Cerebral Palsy. If you are near Sleepy Hollow, please come out to cheer on “Team Finn!” The Kellys’ have already raised over $30,000 from friends and family.
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“According to Finn’s mom, Ellie Kelly, “We are all in this together. I’m glad our family is able to help support and advance CPIRF’s important research initiatives.” CPIRF CEO and President Glenn Tringali, said, “We are so grateful for the kind generosity of the Kelly family. With government cutbacks in CP research, CPIRF’s ability to provide funding for additional, innovative research has become more urgent than ever before.”
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...
