I'm not entirely sure how this board works, but I've read that overclock.net donates $100 a month to a disease-related charity, and there are always those generous individuals who donate their own hard-earned money.
I'd like to draw attention to United Cerebral Palsy. Anyone willing and financial able, please donate to this website here.
United Cerebral Palsy
My father has Spastic (tense, contracted muscles) Cerebral Palsy, luckily one of the types of Cerebral Palsy that has less of an effect on your life. At the time he was born there was not nearly as much research or knowledge on Cerebral Palsy. The cause of CP is defined as a "birth injury" which happens due to improper care by a parent or medical professional at or shortly after the time of birth. In my father's childhood years, he was almost completely able bodied. It was known though, that he had Spastic CP, and he went through a large amount of surgeries trying to fix the contracted muscles. After this he was told by his doctors, that he was fine and to go live life. What no one had told him, was that his particular case was going to be degenerative, and that he would most likely only be alive for 10 or so more years.
My father, stubborn as he is and was, is now aged 56 with a loving family. While the range of motion of his legs is severely limited, and muscles in his right arm are slightly affected, he still lives an almost entirely normal life. He's even able to drive without any modifications to the car. While he is doing quite well for his situation, there are many who are not, and I've met quite a few CP sufferers. My father always makes a point of being helpful and friendly to other sufferers, whether it be just saying hi at a McDonalds, or driving a fellow from one of his employments home everyday after work. One of the most terrible things I've seen in regards to certain types of CP, is the fact that it can entirely destroy your motor skills while leaving your brain quite unharmed. You are stuck in a useless body without the ability to communicate, but able to process and think just as any of us can. As I said before, anyone who is willing and financial able to donate please do so at the site I mentioned above.
If you would like a light-hearted and sometimes comical peek into the world of CP, and how it affects some of it's sufferers I would suggest you watch the recent movie "Music Within". Have a fine day fellow overclockers, and thank you for taking the time to read this.
I'd like to draw attention to United Cerebral Palsy. Anyone willing and financial able, please donate to this website here.
United Cerebral Palsy
My father has Spastic (tense, contracted muscles) Cerebral Palsy, luckily one of the types of Cerebral Palsy that has less of an effect on your life. At the time he was born there was not nearly as much research or knowledge on Cerebral Palsy. The cause of CP is defined as a "birth injury" which happens due to improper care by a parent or medical professional at or shortly after the time of birth. In my father's childhood years, he was almost completely able bodied. It was known though, that he had Spastic CP, and he went through a large amount of surgeries trying to fix the contracted muscles. After this he was told by his doctors, that he was fine and to go live life. What no one had told him, was that his particular case was going to be degenerative, and that he would most likely only be alive for 10 or so more years.
My father, stubborn as he is and was, is now aged 56 with a loving family. While the range of motion of his legs is severely limited, and muscles in his right arm are slightly affected, he still lives an almost entirely normal life. He's even able to drive without any modifications to the car. While he is doing quite well for his situation, there are many who are not, and I've met quite a few CP sufferers. My father always makes a point of being helpful and friendly to other sufferers, whether it be just saying hi at a McDonalds, or driving a fellow from one of his employments home everyday after work. One of the most terrible things I've seen in regards to certain types of CP, is the fact that it can entirely destroy your motor skills while leaving your brain quite unharmed. You are stuck in a useless body without the ability to communicate, but able to process and think just as any of us can. As I said before, anyone who is willing and financial able to donate please do so at the site I mentioned above.
If you would like a light-hearted and sometimes comical peek into the world of CP, and how it affects some of it's sufferers I would suggest you watch the recent movie "Music Within". Have a fine day fellow overclockers, and thank you for taking the time to read this.
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