Lily Collison
@lilycollison
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Program Director, Gillette Children’s Press at Gillette Children's Hospital, MN, publishing 9 books in Healthcare Series. Board member CP Foundation & HSE
Joined April 2008
Calling all parents & guardians of children with cerebral palsy! @tcddublin have a survey to better understand lives of children with cerebral palsy. Insights will shape a clearer understanding of life with CP & inform future research & support services https://t.co/sTFGMRDQIq
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Congrats to Ruthie and what a great graduation speech. Thanks so much for posting ❤️
I’ve been on this site for almost 16 years and for many, if not most of them, I’ve posted quite a bit about Ruthie and what it’s been like to raise a kid with a disability. I’ve been pretty quiet lately, but yesterday, she graduated from high school and was selected to give one
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Great piece, well worth reading. This Working Life: ‘If it wasn’t for my daughter, I might never have found real career purpose’
independent.ie
I’m 52 and while I always enjoyed my jobs, I only found my ambition and striving at work after 45.
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An important day for those living with cerebral palsy in Ireland.
Dr @jennifer_m_ryan @CPLife_Centre , welcomes delegates to the launch of the National Cerebral Palsy Register “The past, present and Future of Cerebral Palsy Registers in Ireland @RCSI_Irl @RCSI_Physio @noca_irl @yourcpf
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Well worth listening to @KathleenMacM & @roisiningle discuss why the naming of Mary Lavin Place at Wilton Park is so important. ✍️Open to the public from this afternoon as well as the newly restored one-acre Victorian Park. Meticulous work from @IPUT_plc 👏 #marylavinplace
New Episode Tomorrow, Mary Lavin Place will be officially unveiled in Dublin, the first public space to be named after a female Irish writer. Lavin’s granddaughter @KathleenMacM reflects on her life and legacy. In association with @KildareVillage
https://t.co/T325PNAq2H
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Great article by @paddyod_97 in today's Sunday Times. @yourcpf @jennifer_m_ryan @collision @tommycollison
@alisonoconn "An aircraft doesn’t know any prejudice, it treats me like anyone else” “I worked so hard on my motor skills that I don’t need any special tricks or
A qualified pilot with cerebral palsy says that flying an aircraft is one of the only things he can do without any difficulty and that it is the only time when he feels truly free. Thanks to @lilycollison for contributing to this piece. https://t.co/ijjFCSMDxt
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The trailer is live! Get a first look at our new film showcasing Sligo as an inclusive and accessible community. Full film coming tomorrow! #SligoForEveryone
@sligo @sligoleader @sligobid @cltv_film
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This is a big idea! Up to 350k high quality sustainable homes where they're needed most. And help for homeowners. A true win-win.
Today, we are launching @ProgressIreland’s first housing policy. Solutions can be overlooked when nearby – even in our own back gardens. I want to tell you about how allowing homeowners to build a home in their gardens could unlock hundreds of thousands of new homes.
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Working with great teams in Ireland to improve cerebral palsy care @yourcpf
https://t.co/XakX3uLSbz
thecurrency.news
Even now, almost 30 years on, Lily Collison vividly recalls her youngest son’s diagnosis. It was one of the most common childhood physical disabilities, but Collison knew nothing about cerebral palsy...
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Our research shows the challenges that adults with cerebral palsy in Ireland face to access health services We highlight these in a new article by @jenfortune1 @Manjula_M_K_N @itsme_eabha @upmovement_cp
https://t.co/ncKVaiZme8
irishtimes.com
The challenges that adults in Ireland with cerebral palsy face expose gaps in our healthcare system that need to be addressed
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What a wonderful idea!
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Green with pride as Leinster House is lit in green for National Cerebral Palsy Awareness day @yourcpf
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On National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, I'm proud to be Irish seeing the lighting of buildings in green, the colour of CP Awareness. Approx 150 babies receive a CP diagnosis in Irl each year. 3,000 children/adolescents and 9,500 adults are living with CP in Ireland. First
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💚💚💚 National CP Awareness Day! Did you know there are 12,500 people in Ireland with CP and 17 million worldwide? In4kids with @yourcpf & Irish Hospitals aim to reduce diagnosis age to < 9 months. Read more about our work: https://t.co/DrUJl87NbO
#cpawarenessday #cpawareness
in4kids.ie
Today is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Our Ireland Programme of Excellence has been incredible over this past year, so we put this together to celebrate part of our community! 💚 #GoGreen4CP #CerebralPalsy #NationalCPAwarenessDay #Ireland
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Our mum, Alice Flanagan, proves age is just a number (def > 80!), winning 3 golf competitions this week in Rosses Point @IrishGolfDesk @CountySligoGC @CountySligoGCL @kpaflanagan @smnflanagan @ShaneFlanSligo @flano7
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At @in4Kids_ie we are delighted to support this very important body of work. We look forward to continuing research in this area &improving outcomes for children with CP in Ireland. @yourcpf @_TheNMH @CoombeHospital @RotundaHospital @hrbireland @HRB_NCTO @IrelandSouthWID
📰Cerebral Palsy: ‘It is tough hearing that news, but it is far tougher when you have to fight for the best care for your child’ 👉The Irish @yourcpf programme of excellence, which launched last year aims to achieve diagnosis within 3 months. https://t.co/pbmL0geUFy
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