Touchstone Winter 2013 - Cerebral Palsy League

In BriefMarty Carne fromKNM InsuranceServices and StuartFitzpatrick from theCerebral Palsy Leagueare happy to see Zoein her brand newstanding frameZoestandstallLike thousands of childrenthroughout Queensland, threeyear old Zoe Gordon from Dalbyhas started pre-kindy for the firsttime this year.Unlike many other children,however, Zoe has dystoniccerebral palsy, which means herbody is in constant movement,and she is unable to stand, walkor talk.Now, thanks to the generousdonations from the staff teamat Queensland’s KNM Services,Zoe is standing alongside herclassmates for the first time inher very own standing frame.Zoe’s parents said if it wasn’tfor the support of the therapistsfrom the Cerebral Palsy League,Zoe might never have sat byherself.“Thanks to all the services Zoehas received from the CerebralPalsy League, she can sit, grasptoys, and is learning to usepicture cards and pointing tocommunicate.“And now, thanks to thegenerous staff at KNM Services,she will soon be standingalongside her friends and family,”her mum said.Marty Carne, CEO of KNMServices, said he and his staffwere honoured and humbled tobe able to help Zoe.“We hope that the standingframe will help Zoe’s mobility soshe can enjoy the other thingsthat kids of her age do.“We also hope it helps Zoe’smum and dad; financially, sure,but also to give them somepeace of mind to know thatpeople really do care about themand they need never feel alone,”he said.Cascades celebrity fanCascades band membersmaking music in the studioRedcliffe’s own Cascades Bandreceived a piece of fan mailrecently from none other thanAussie music icon Iva Davies, ofIce House fame.Cascades sent their recordedversion of the Ice House classic,‘Can’t Help Myself’, to Iva whowas “hugely impressed” bythe approach the band tookand praised them for paying“homage to the original track”while bringing Cascade’s ownunique sound to it.He went on to say, “I think you’veall done a fabulous version of mysong, and I hope you get greatenjoyment out of performing it.”Well done Cascades!12 Touchstone Winter 2013