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
Category: Dreams, Fears, Hopes
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
Kiss Me, I’m Spastic
Source: Pinterest Let me start by saying that my type of cerebral palsy is called spastic diplegia. The spastic part refers to spasticity, which is a reflex resistance to passive movement of the limbs and is noted by difficulty in initiating or controlling muscular movement. The di- in diplegia denotes two, in this case two… Continue reading Kiss Me, I’m Spastic
The Return
Not too long ago I came to a realization of sorts: I needed to get back to the gym. Admittedly there wasn't a great epiphany or anything. There may have been echoes from my physical therapists, telling me that they "weren't miracle workers," in the sense that I had to do some work on my… Continue reading The Return
Musings on Motherhood
I just recently went on vacation to visit a relative and her new baby. I'm thrilled I got the chance to do so. While I was there, I was confronted with thoughts regarding motherhood whenever my turn comes around. I've known that I want to have children for a long time now. I figured that… Continue reading Musings on Motherhood
The Spastic Diplege 