![]() ![]() Karen learned to walk with crutches, write, swim, and use her arms and legs. ![]() They did so, spending six hours daily on her therapy for more than 10 years. After she was diagnosed, Karen's parents decided to raise her at home, contrary to the advice of doctors to commit her to an asylum and forget her.Īfter visiting at least 23 doctors, they found one in Baltimore, Maryland, who taught them to do physical therapy with Karen at home (then a radical concept). As a result of her prematurity, she developed cerebral palsy. ![]() Karen Killilea was born three months prematurely at a time when such babies rarely survived. These books were groundbreaking by asserting that children with cerebral palsy could lead productive lives. Karen Ann Killilea (born August 18, 1940) is the subject of two bestselling books by her mother Marie Killilea, Karen and With Love from Karen. ![]()
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