As I type this, it is three days before Christmas and Hanukkah just ended yesterday. I find myself needing to stay present and feeling immense gratitude for what this season means, and the hope it brings. This season looks different, drastically, then other holiday seasons for me and my immediate family. just because the season
Tag: Cerebral Palsy
When my chosen brothers came to celebrate my birthday, we laughed an awful lot. They knew I needed the laughter and they delivered. However, they also helped me clarify a lot. They suggested that I document this season of my life for my blog and in video form too. I didn’t know if I could
I’m going through the strangest season of my life and also the most trying and difficult. There are lots of things that I don’t want to talk about at the moment but what I want to say is this:
I want to wish all of my followers a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow if you are in the US. Please celebrate safely. I hope you are surrounded by those you love or can get in touch with them tomorrow or in the coming days. I have much to be thankful for this year as I do
I have come to the conclusion we have all been lied to. What am I referring to you ask? As children, watching our favorite shows and cartoons, we were made to believe being an adult meant we could do anything we wanted to at any time we chose to. This belief is a total lie.
This is without doubt the most difficult time in my life. Life means changes are inevitable, put some days. I wonder why all the changes had to come at once… seemingly. People with my condition: generally do not like change I used to be the poster child for that particular lovely part of my condition.
In full disclosure, I have a very difficult time letting others help me. When you have my condition or any other physical challenge people tend to underestimate you and what you can do. Underestimation, for me, makes my determination kick in. Telling me I cannot do something all but guarantees I’ll figure out a way
I apologize for the long absence from blogging. Life is turned upside down for my immediate family and I since my last blog post. It is difficult to go through all of this. That last sentence might be the understatement of my life. A silver lining, of the exquisite difficulties have given me lots of
July 26th is the 35th anniversary of the ADA becoming law in the US. The ADA was monumental because it made the field more level for physically challenged people, like me, in relation to our able-bodied counterparts. Suddenly, the world opened for people like me. I could get an education, vote, be employed, and go