Cerebral Palsy

I have a cousin with a severe form of Cerebral Palsy. He is in a full body wheel chair, unable to move more than spasms of the extremities, cannot speak or communicate in any form save for shrieks and noises, and has the mental maturity of an infant. He's 28 years old. This has been his entire life.

Cerebral Palsy is not a disease, it is brain damage. In the case of my cousin, completely preventable. Due to doctor error during his birth, the side of his head was caved in and caused massive damage. His entire life could have been vastly different if his mother has received the C-section she had required. The doctor in question elected not to preform the surgery she has been booked for, and instead had her deliver naturally. He (the doctor) only knows why he chose to do so, and there in take away any chance of life and growth my cousin could have had.

A quick definition of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive,[1] motor,[2] non-contagious conditions that cause physical disability in human development.[3]
Cerebral refers to the cerebrum, which is the affected area of the brain (although the disorder most likely involves connections between the cortex and other parts of the brain such as the cerebellum), and palsy refers to disorder of movement. CP is caused by damage to the motor control centers of the developing brain and can occur during pregnancy (about 75 percent), during childbirth (about 5 percent) or after birth (about 15 percent) up to about age three.[4][5] Further research is needed on adults with CP as the current literature is highly focused on the pediatric patient.
Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to nonprogressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behaviour, by epilepsy, and by secondary musculoskeletal problems.[6]
There is no known cure for CP. Medical intervention is limited to the treatment and prevention of complications arising from CP's effects.