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Learn how to have conversations with family and friends about your child's recent cerebral palsy diagnosis and how they can help.

There are a lot of good questions out there about cerebral palsy but there are also misconceptions. Check out the common CP myths that need busting.

"Anyone who has spent as much time in doctor's offices or waiting rooms as we have knows how frustrating it can be to start from square one when discussing your child's medical condition. When you're at Gillette, you never need to do that. I can't even begin to tell you how much that means." -Trisha Irvin

Gillette Children’s is one of 15 institutions across the U.S. being honored with International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF)’s Center of Excellence designation or redesignation

The U.S. Food Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent approval of a new oral medication to help treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is being hailed as a “game changer” by Gillette Children's neurologist, Randal Richardson, MD, MMS. “The main message I want to get out to people who have SMA and their families is—many of you now have options and the power to make a choice for yourself,” Richardson says.

"It's not an exaggeration to say deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery at Gillette changed Sam's life", marvels his mother Coleen Wedig. Sam Wedig, 16 and his mother first traveled to Gillette Children's from Des Moines, Iowa in 2015 seeking help for cerebral palsy and dystonia. They're passionate about sharing their story in the hope they can help other families dealing with similar medical challenges.

After enduring a ruptured aneurysm, doctors told Trevor's parents were told he'd never walk again. After a six-week rehabilitation stay at Gillette Children's, Trevor strode out of the hospital doors - walking independently.

This is not what Earl Weir planned for his junior year in high school. The 17-year-old from Howard Lake, Minnesota was a busy teenager—involved in his school's broadcast club, spending time hunting and fishing with his dad and listening to music with his mom. Earl is an example of how life can change in an instant.