As it is now March and officially Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, I thought I'd write another post discussing it and how my feelings have changed from last year's CP Awareness Month post. There, I discussed feelings of self-love and that message is more or less the same. I am still in a place where I… Continue reading When You’re Finally Free
Category: Dreams, Fears, Hopes
Three Letters to Begin My New Life
I knew there were several different ways I could start this post: that yes, I was having another surgery; that surgery was the reason I was putting other life stuff on hold, like applying for jobs or masters programs. I knew I had to put my health and quality of life first, and that jobs… Continue reading Three Letters to Begin My New Life
Owning My Story: Past, Present, and Future
I've said before that I've been a product of the medical system my entire life. My circumstances required serious medical intervention since the very beginning. Nowadays, I'm what providers may call "otherwise healthy," if looking beyond the scope of my disability. In other words, the presence of the medical system in my current daily life… Continue reading Owning My Story: Past, Present, and Future
About Love
Today I feel compelled to talk about love and being in love. We can all agree that being in love can be a beautiful, profound feeling. I can say with certainty that love in the conjunction with my disability is still a wonderful experience. What I want to say is really important: I don't think… Continue reading About Love
So, About Sex
I had mentioned in my last blog post that I had finally begun to reconcile with having cerebral palsy, so much so that I started to picture myself in romantic relationships, and all the physical, intimate aspects of that. This was huge–I can't express how huge that breakthrough was. I spent a tremendous chunk of… Continue reading So, About Sex
Take it or Leave it
I used to struggle with how to reveal that I'm disabled to someone I just met. It's not because I was ashamed; it's because I wasn't sure how the other person would react. Would it be awkward? Uncomfortable? Would I be teased, even? Just a reminder to whomever is reading this that I felt that… Continue reading Take it or Leave it
World Cerebral Palsy Day 2019
Today, on World Cerebral Palsy Day, my mind is occupied with many thoughts. To be quite honest, I'm struggling with what to say about it that I haven't already said. Last year, I wrote a Facebook post about having CP to commemorate this day. I really did debate just re-sharing that on my personal page… Continue reading World Cerebral Palsy Day 2019
The Spastic Diplege 