Vicki's Story Cerebral Palsy

Vicki's father Scott explains Vicki's challenges as a spastic quad with cerebral palsy. Everything from riding a horse, bowling, her companion dog to her regular standing program is covered. http://www.easystand.com

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• adapted bowling
• quad
• cerebral palsy
• stander
• standing frame
• easystand
• companion dog
• orthotist
• wheelchair
• quadriplegic
• pediatric stander
• special needs parenting

[roz805]

Thanks for sharing this! My daughter needs one of these!

[EasyStand]

@roz805 You are very welcome. Please visit the EasyStand website for information on everything from standing products to funding.

[JMR83]

I thought spastic was a derogatory word?

[EasyStand]

"Spastic" means stiff and difficult movement caused by permanently contracted muscles.

[Madhadderall]

whoa, at 6:40 she says something and her dad translates but i couldn't even make out 1 single sound.

has he memorized her sounds to communicate with her. i'm confused.

[EasyStand]

Listen closer, she says "my teachers having a baby" remove the consonants and you can make it out easily.

[morningpeace]

she is gorgeous!

i think she is brave

[SuperRach101]

@HoneyBee1967 I agree - Scott seems like a wonderful dad but its a bit uncomfortable watching him speak about her as if shes not there..?

[sljvmtprices]

3. The words we use in language must be taken in context. As was replied, "spastic" is not offensive in this context, it's a fact.

4. Vicki is very confident in who she is. We (yes she gets to talk) about her disability all the time.

5. It was our privilege to do this for EasyStand. If one person sees the benefits of their standers, we were successful.

[sljvmtprices]

After reviewing this video that we did 3 years ago, I'll weigh in on some of the comments.

1. Thank you for all the kind words. Both Vicki and I appreciate it.

2. We were asked to discuss the benefits of the EasyStand. While you may think that Vicki is mortified by discussion of her "bowel program," she is not. It is a fact of life we deal with and discuss often. Trust me, using a stander is better than being in the hospital!

[jimmyjames420666]

I am a Dsp for a home that provides care for individuals with mental and physical disabilities and we use the same exact standers and I'm very familiar with them! and as far as her communication her father and her other family may be used to her way of communication and it makes it easy to decipher what she is communicating.

[Blueyedblondeful]

why do americans use the term "freshman" in high school I wonder? A fresher is a new university student.

[ChloeAprilWood95]

@rayblack2004 A lot more things than what would make you a hero.

[ChloeAprilWood95]

@Madhadderall My sister has cp and I can see how hard it is to understand her or Vicki but when you have lived with the person all your life talking to her like this would become second nature, none of my friends can understand how I can have a conversation with her either so i have to translate :)

[rayblack2004]

@destroyer8604 what makes her a hero exactly?

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