Up to this point I've kept this blog exclusively about living with cerebral palsy. However, today is Father's Day, which has never been an easy day for me for many reasons, two of them being that I'm not close to my father, and he's been...well, absent. So I thought I'd pen some thoughts to my… Continue reading A Note to My Mom on Father’s Day
Category: Dreams, Fears, Hopes
“…I Hope You Get Better.”
I've heard this phrase time and time again. It almost always surfaces when strangers see me walking with my crutches, either when they pass me on the sidewalk or catch me in the cereal aisle at the supermarket, or whatever the setting may be. While the actual sentiment may sound nice at first, ultimately it… Continue reading “…I Hope You Get Better.”
Battling Depression and The Rest While Disabled
I realized recently that I have yet to discuss living with a disability while maintaining my mental health. I can assure you that I am a proponent of self-care, but I wasn't always. Before a life-changing event nudged me towards psychotherapy, I tried to deal with my feelings and emotions all on my own. What… Continue reading Battling Depression and The Rest While Disabled
Why I Am My Own Champion
For a while now, I've talked about being able to voice what I need as I live with a disability. It's a concept I'd otherwise call self-advocacy, which is merely the action of representing oneself or one's views or interests. I didn't always practice self-advocacy. When I was an infant and later child, my mother… Continue reading Why I Am My Own Champion
Subject of The Stares
I've been using crutches since I was eight years old, but before that, I'd use a walker and a special stroller to sit and travel in when I got too tired or fatigued. As you might imagine, a seven year-old sitting in a big stroller got some stares from the other kids, some of them… Continue reading Subject of The Stares
I Love Someone with CP, and I Love Myself, Too
Yesterday marked the beginning of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Instead of writing more about what it means to me to live with this condition, I thought I'd talk a bit about the importance of self-love. Of course it's easy for me to rave about the friends in my life who have cerebral palsy and how… Continue reading I Love Someone with CP, and I Love Myself, Too
On Being Brave
Over the course of my life, especially when I was younger, many would say to me, "You're so brave," in reference to living while disabled. At the time, I also thought my disability lent me bravery. Now I have mixed feelings about the phrase. Living with cerebral palsy is the only life I've ever known.… Continue reading On Being Brave
The Spastic Diplege 