Karen

"I can walk, I can talk. I can read. I can write. I can do anything." --Karen Killilea (1940-) The story of a girl with cerebal palsy and the family who wouldn't give up on her. In 1940, when Karen Killilea was born three months premature and developed cerebral palsy, doctors encouraged her parents to put her in an institution and forget about her. At the time, cerebral palsy was considered untreatable, and institutionalization was the only recourse. However, in a revolutionary act of faith and love, the Killileas never gave up hope that Karen could lead a successful life. Karen is the…