WESTLAKE -- Alyssa Phillips reached across the dining room table. Forehead wrinkled in concentration, she clutched a single piece of paper and stuffed it into a blue folder. Her body twisted slightly in the chair, and her arms jerked forward.
Alyssa is 17 years old and has cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that causes muscles in her face and body to spasm.
“I can do everything that everyone else can do,” Alyssa explained, her voice halting. “It just might look different for me.”
She and her parents started the Alyssa V. Phillips Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to increase awareness of cerebral palsy, but also help people with the condition lead more independent, healthier lives.
On Sept. 22, the organization will participate in North Texas Giving Day, an online event in which area charities collect millions in donations.
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