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    Living with a Disability: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy
    Living with a Disability: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy
    Living with a Disability: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy
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    Living with a Disability: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy

    By Rachel Starr

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    I would like to come across to everyone who does not have a disability what it is like living with a disability. Also rhose who have some type of a disability, cope with there disability.

    I wanted to write this book because I have a disability, I was born with Cerebral Palsy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 29, 2012
    ISBN9781477256824
    Living with a Disability: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy
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    Rachel Starr

    Rachel Starr is Director of Studies at Queen's Foundation, Birmingham

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      Living with a Disability - Rachel Starr

      Living with a Disability

      Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson, Epilepsy

      Rachel Starr

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      © 2012 by Rachel Starr. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 11/19/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-5681-7 (sc)

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      Contents

      Living with Cerebral Palsy

      Living with Parkinson’s disease

      Living with Epilepsy

      LIVING WITH

      CEREBRAL PALSY

      The Brown family moved to Granite Hills, Montana. The family moved there because Karen’s dad lost his job as a coal miner, he found a job as a granite miner. There was a mine just outside of the city. Her dad didn’t know much about granite mining but he mentioned that he was a coal miner. The foreman said, Robert, I know you don’t have any experience in granite mining but you will catch on fast, I have faith in you and you will do fine.

      Granite Hills was a fairly big town the population was 30,000 the town had shops and a huge shopping center, and several churches, a bowling alley, movie theatre.

      Karen was 10 years old, Karen asked, Mom why am I different from all the other children? Mom said, What do you mean by different?

      Karen said, "Well the kids at school tease me and make fun of

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