Our Inspiration

Our inspiration is Marybeth Scheld, Kathleen's sister, who was born with CP and as a result has significant intellectual and motor disabilities. The youngest of four siblings, she has persevered and made tremendous impacts on the lives of everyone who knows her. 

Unfortunately, as a young adult Marybeth was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer. Even after decades of navigating the healthcare system, the process of quickly identifying a specialist to care for her with expertise and respect was daunting for her family. 

We realized there may be many families experiencing similar challenges. CP Extension is about building that community, helping families monetarily and emotionally by arming them with the knowledge and resources to support their loved one with CP and a comorbidity.