His name is Earl: A Lifestreaming Geek with Cerebral Palsy

Chris Pirillo — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:12:06 +0000

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Earl Thibert, known as T-Bear to friends, is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is 32 years old, and has Cerebral Palsy. He is a Life streamer, via uStream. He says that his goal is to “change the world, and what people think about others who have disabilities”. He certainly has a lot of fun streaming, and is a lot of fun to chat with.

The term Cerebral Palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination but don’t worsen over time. Even though Cerebral Palsy affects muscle movement, it isn’t caused by problems in the muscles or nerves. It is caused by abnormalities in parts of the brain that control muscle movements. The majority of children with Cerebral Palsy are born with it, although it may not be detected until months or years later. The early signs of Cerebral Palsy usually appear before a child reaches 3 years of age. The most common are a lack of muscle coordination when performing voluntary movements (ataxia); stiff or tight muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity); walking with one foot or leg dragging; walking on the toes, a crouched gait, or a “scissored” gait; and muscle tone that is either too stiff or too floppy. A small number of children have Cerebral Palsy as the result of brain damage in the first few months or years of life, brain infections such as bacterial Meningitis or viral Encephalitis, or head injury from a motor vehicle accident, a fall, or child abuse.

Although Earl has to face challenges due to his disability, he doesn’t let them stand in his way. He lives his life to the fullest, and he is a wonderful testament to the fact that people with disabilities should never be considered by others to be less capable than anyone else.

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His name is Earl: A Lifestreaming Geek with Cerebral Palsy

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His name is Earl: A Lifestreaming Geek with Cerebral Palsy