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Aging with cerebral palsy

Would like some info on aging and cerebral palsy. What to expect. I'm 35 and very active. Ran my first half marathon in August in 2 hrs. I tore my calf muscle twice now. I want to keep active as long as possible
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Hi, Scope have a factsheet about Ageing on their website. However, it would be difficult to predict what you can expect because cerebral palsy is a very individual condition and how it effects you will be different to others so no-one can tell you with any certainty how getting older will affect your condition.
Well done on running your first half marathon, hope you enjoyed it. Whatever your condition, it is important to keep fit especially as you get older. Stretching and swimming may help and I would suggest, if you are running and taking part in competitive sports that you get regular massages and/or physiotherapy to ensure you do not overstretch or damage your muscles. If you can find a good sports massage therapist, I think that would help maintain your fitness. A torn calf muscle is extremely painful so I expect you want to try to avoid doing that again. =.
Cerebral palsy is such an diverse condition and no two people are affected in the same way so it would be impossible for anyone to say what she will be like as an adult. She is still very young so try to take each day as it comes. She will achieve her own potential.
You say she is bum shuffling so I suspect you are concerned that she is not walking yet. What are the doctors saying and is she having any physio or other treatments?