I have done some research to hopefully understand my condition a bit better. There are no CP specialists, so when I want to understand something about my condition research is my first thought due to my academic training. What I found out is fascinating, at least to me, so I thought I would share what
Category: Chosen Family
This post is for everybody who feels as if they are on the margins in society. I understand. As an only child by birth, the youngest in my blood extended family by a lot, and some who was born with CP: I get it. I get all of the feelings of being different, wrong, misunderstood,
This is a very special blog post. I hope you all will indulge me. Yesterday, this blog’s social media accounts combined hit a big milestone. Over 4,000 people follow this blog through various social media accounts. I honestly feel like crying happy tears. it is the kind of milestone I could only dream about when
In late 2016, I felt restless. My internal tension was almost paralyzing. Not in the physical sense but mentally and emotionally. My internal tension is God’s way of getting my attention. Picking up my phone: I sent a few texts to a couple of my chosen brothers. They asked what I knew. My temper flared.
Cannot or can. It is a recurring question, for me, because of my condition. The question keeps coming back over and over. It is not an accident, but part of the crazy/beautiful journey. I have a massive cannot wall in my head. I did not think it was still there. I thought I busted through
CP has been a conscious part of my everyday life since age 4. For a long time I just shoved down talking about it; my daily life is pretty typical. I don’t want it to slow me down. Sometimes, the reality is that it does. When it does: I get angry. Then, usually, I get
Today was difficult. There is a misconception that because my content is positive in nature, I never have difficult days. The truth is I have difficult days like everybody else. Why today was difficult is not important. What is Important you ask? Detailing how I got through it well. I cry easily, but I had
Authors note thank you for your patience with me and the writing of this blog post. Since Thursday, life has been chaotic for my immediate family, and I. Everything is going to be fine. However, I needed to focus on family more than writing until today. Now onto the block post I had planned to
The past two months have triggered my trauma in many ways. I thought I had dealt with some of the trauma that’s come to the surface already. Turns out, dealing with trauma and unpacking it is a process of dealing with emotional and physical response landmines. Dealing with trauma and healing from it is not
My relationship with food has always been a struggle. As I’ve said before, I was born, raised, and still live in Georgia, USA. In the south, we celebrate and comfort with unhealthy food. Those foods taste fantastic! I feel guilty eating those foods. That sentence makes me roll my eyes at myself as I type