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Adult services for CP - I need your help

It is really important to me to raise the profile of the 111,000 people like my wife in the UK who have Cerebral Palsy.
As many of you will have experienced, that there are no dedicated services and very little knowledge about the effects of cerebral palsy in adulthood.
I need a petition to NHS England of at least 500 strong to get anyone to start to listen.
Please please sign first; then share, convince and cajole as many people as you know to sign too.
Help me get to that magic number. I can't do this without you.
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I have since had a baclofen pump inserted. When I first met John 17 years ago I was not on any anti spasm medication whatsoever. I was walking on crutches, working and driving.
I left work due to depression in my second job after the company that I worked for went into liquidation. I don't think I got over it. But I always kept trying and have managed to do three jobs. My third job was as A play worker. This was when I was subjected to disability discrimination. Unfortunately it was pre October 2004 and a work place with less than 15 employees did not have to abide by the DDA. My disability employment advisor confirmed it was discrimination and told me my choices where to stay and wait it out until October and take the boss to court or leave as I was unable to cope. I have been unable to work since 2004.
My consultant neurologist confirmed that every time I go under anaesthetic my spasticity gets worse.
It is almost as though it is a progressive disability. Have you come across degeneration regardless of general anaesthetic?