Hi, my name is dabradl! I’m looking for support groups of people living with CP to network

dabradl

I am a adult male (30 yrs old) with mild Cerebral Palsy. I’m looking for support groups of people living with CP to network, support each other, and talk to people dealing with life with CP. Does anyone know where I can find that?

chiarieds

HI @dabradl - & welcome to the community. Scope does indeed offer support to those with CP. If you have any questions about CP our specialist information officer @Richard_Scope will be more than happy to advise. There's also a CP online chat group next Monday (29th) from 4-5.30 pm which you would be most welcome to join. Click on this link to sign into joining this: https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/73129/our-next-welcome-cafe-is-monday-14th-of-december-4pm-until-5-30pm  ...ignore the date in this link, the next meeting is on Monday.

dabradl

Hi @chiarieds - thanks for the information. I am excited to get to know others that are living life with CP. When I tried the link you provided it didn't work. Do you have an updated link I could use? 

chiarieds

Hi @dabradl - I checked the link before posting it, & again now, & it works for me. I'm not sure where it will appear for you....using a desktop computer, a link appears on the right hand side of the screen saying 'Cerebral Palsy (CP) online Cafe. If you still have difficulty, I'm sure Richard will be able to help further. Try this for now to see if it works https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/73129

Caz_Alumni

Hi @dabradl

Just wanted to stop by and welcome you to the Scope Online Community!

How are you getting on so far? Have you managed to have a look around and access some of the information that our members have already pointed out for you?

Any questions or if you need any help navigating the site, just give us a shout. I'm sure that @Richard_Scope would love to hear from you!

@Caz_Scope

Ross_Alumni

Hello @dabradl

Welcome to the community, I hope you are well!

Richard_Scope

Hi @dabradl
Welcome to the community and it's good the meet you! 
I have CP too and so do a lot of other people in the Scope community. We also have a virtual cafe that you can join if you would like to. Feel free to contact me if you want to talk about anything.

WestHam06

Hi @dabradl, 
                     How are you? Welcome to the community and thank you for joining us. It's great to have you with us, I have CP and would be happy to try to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to look around the community, and join in with any discussions which may be of interest to you. Thank you

dabradl

@WestHam06 I am doing well, thanks! How are you? 

 I have definitely liked the community from what I’ve seen so far! Do you do any sort of work to help you CP? Like PT or OT?

dabradl

@Richard_Scope thanks! Where is the community located mostly? I’m in California and just curious. 

dabradl

@Caz_Scope thank you! I’m excited to be here and get more involved. I have started looking around. How many people are a part of the community? Do they all have CP?

Tori_Scope

Scope works in England and Wales @dabradl, so I'd say that's where the majority of our members are from. We do have some members from other countries too, however.

We have over 65,000 members in total, but of course not all of those are active at once! Scope is a pan-disability charity, so not everyone here has CP. We have members with a really wide range of conditions and impairments, along with carers, parents, and many others too.

WestHam06

Hi @dabradl, 
                     I hope you are well, I am thank you. I'm pleased that you are enjoying being part of the community, I hope it continues. I do physiotherapy on a daily basis, how about yourself? Thank you.