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
Going Beyond
Source: Nick's Crusade Way back in 2010, I decided to do the AIDS walk with my high school classmates. I ended up walking six miles, and felt proud of that. Later, though, when I got home and all the activity had ended, I was incredibly sore and my legs ached all over. A few days… Continue reading Going Beyond
A Note to My Mom on Father’s Day
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
“…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.”
On Confidence, Self-Esteem and Being Self-Assured
The above photograph is a still from a video dating back to around 2004; I'm not sure. It was just another visit with my orthopedic surgeon, and he wanted to film me walking down the hallway, most likely to evaluate my walking. It's obvious at this point that I was more confident in my physical… Continue reading On Confidence, Self-Esteem and Being Self-Assured
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
The Spastic Diplege 