Damage to the parts of the brain that control motor function causes children with CP to struggle with posture, balance and movement. Although this disability affects muscle movement, it isnât caused by problems with the actual muscles or nervesâit is strictly caused by developmental brain damage.erebral palsy does not generally affect life expectancy. Depending on how the condition is managed, motor skills can improve or decline throughout the lifetime. Although CP varies in each individual, most children with this disability are still able to have full, rich lives.
The cost of cremation typically ranges from $2,000 to $4,000 if arranged through a funeral home and from $1,500 to $3,000 if arranged directly through a crematory. Although the cost of cremation differs depending on locale, it's almost always substantially less than the cost of a full body burial -- which is one of the reasons cited for cremation's growing acceptance and popularity.
According to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), the price tag for a simple cremation costs an average of $1,650, and this includes a simple memorial service. If no memorial service is included and a simple direct cremation is performed, the average price is $725. The cost to inter a cremation urn is also significantly less than the cost for a burial plot for a casket. Burial plots can range anywhere between $1,650 and $5,000, whereas a cremation burial space averages about $995. Cremation rate on the Increase The cremation rate has steadily been on the increase in the United States since the 1960s.