Loyola Magazine Article
Recently the Center’s founder, Patti Herbst, was interviewed and featured in Loyola Magazine’s Alumni Voices. In the article, titled Giving kids what they need most, Patti shares her personal experience about when her son was born with cerebral palsy, and how she and her husband, Chuck, learned how to help him achieve independence. Her story tells how this discovery led her to help hundreds of other children with physical disabilities.
Here is an excerpt:
‘I’ve learned so much over the years through my work, and as a parent, about children with physical disabilities. Sometimes people have the misconception that these children aren’t happy, and as parents, all we want to do is make sure our children live full, happy lives. But children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities are still first and foremost children—they are full of awe, wonder, joy, and laughter. And people with disabilities are just as happy as anyone else.’