Cerebral palsy

Istanbul shone green on Oct. 6 to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day and raise awareness of the neurological disorder.

In honor of World Cerebral Palsy Day, Istanbul will draw attention to the neurological disorder, lighting up green two of its iconic cross-continental bridges on Oct. 6.

At first glance, Michael Pirovolakis, an 18-month-old with bright blue eyes and an infectious smile, looks like any other child. But unlike most children, he will begin to display major developmental delays within the next year, and by age 10, he will be paralyzed from the waist down.

Acclaimed British actor Daniel Day-Lewis arrives for a news conference ahead of a special screening of his latest film, 'Phantom Thread,' in Athens on Thursday. The triple Oscar winner has said that the dark romance that sees him cast as a fastidious dressmaker will be his last film. 'I don't fully understand [the decision] but it came to me with a sense of conviction,' he told the press.

A father living in the Central Anatolian province of Niğde has built a physiotherapy tool from wood to try to treat his son, who is suffering from cerebral palsy, due to financial difficulties.
 
Furkan Çakmak, 40, followed videos on the Internet to find out how to make physiotherapy tools at home using wood and iron, in order to help his eight-year-old son Ali İhsan walk better. 

Gabrielle Broere, a senior at the University of Montana, posted a photo from her study abroad program. The photo of the student taking a dip in the Greek waters catapulted young Broere to local fame as over a million people clicked on it.

As many as 62 out of Bulgaria's 240 lawmakers have promised to donate their October salaries for a cause at the end of a campaign to save a child's life.

Betina Terzieva, a young girl, wrote earlier an open letter to MPs calling on them to give their first money as lawmakers to help Slavi Edrev, a child that has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and needs treatment.