The reality is sobering. According to a report published on the online site of Children's Hospital Boston, about 57,000 babies weighing less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 4 ounces) are born annually in the United States. With medical advances, as of 2005, survival of these frail infants has increased from about 20 percent 15 years ago to nearly 90 percent today. Of that, 25 to 50 percent of survivors develop cognitive, attention, and behavioral deficits, while about 10 percent have CP. About half of all new cases of CP now occur in survivors of prematurity. This has been a wake-up call for parents who have come to realize that they need to plan for the future, and they need to do so in a responsible way if their sons and daughters with life-long challenging conditions are to be taken care of long after they are gone. Fortunately, there are people who offer some caring solutions. Planning for the future is just a part of a bigger picture that can be gleaned from the MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning's in-depth report, updated in the fall of 2011 from 2005, entitled "Torn Security Blanket: Children and Adults with Special Needs and the Planning Gap." This article discusses the important issues and the essential statistics mentioned in the report.