This blog post has been on my heart for quite sometime. It just took me a while to get the courage to write it. Today is the day. Here’s What I’m NOT: A mistake: God doesn’t make mistakes. I was made because God has a purpose and a plan for my life. God created everybody
Tag: Cerebral Palsy
Have any of you had a day or days where you feel completely unloved, invisible, or not good enough? Yeah, me too. Today was one of those. My empathetic self was in overload all day long. What do I do on days like today? I have several coping mechanisms I use. They are in no
Having CP isn’t easy. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. I found ways to cope with the really awful days and weeks. I have spastic quad CP, which means I have too much muscle tone in my body. It also means all four limbs are involved. The left side of my brain sustained more damage.
For those of you who think I have all the answers: let me dispel that right now. I don’t. No, definitely not. I think of having CP as an adventure in understanding my body, myself, and understanding how to advocate for myself and others. This is related to my very early blog post about mindset.
I get questions frequently. One recurring, often, is what technology do you use in your daily life? I don’t ever mind answering this particular question. I thought I’d share my preferences with all of you. Computers: I have a laptop and a desktop. Both are HP. The best computers in the world are made by
My second year of undergrad my grandmother, who was a widow for several years by that point, was diagnosed with dementia and hallucinations. My grandmother and I never really understood each other, but I love her. She loved me the best way she knew how. Her husband was Kirk. If you read this blog regularly:
I am feeling better. The second round of antibiotics are doing their job. I take them three times a day with food, so I don’t throw up. I find small meals work best. I try to keep the meals healthy. My new joystick is wonderful. It’s great to have multiple speeds and pinpoint control, again.
I had my recheck appointment for the awful sinus infection I’ve been fighting that went untreated for months. It was another disastrous doctor’s appointment. The staff forgot why I was there. I’m here because I was asked to come in for a follow-up. “Oh.” The doctor comes in asking about my diagnosis. This is not
My recheck checkup is tomorrow. I’m very glad because my sinus infection isn’t completely gone, yet. My symptoms are back starting with throwing up on Monday. The doctor and I will get me straightened out…tomorrow. My new joystick is here and will be put on Monday. I’m very joyous about this development because the loaner
If you read my blog regularly: you know music is a very big part of how I thrive. I like every possible genre of music there is. You’ll find everything on my iPod. I leave it on shuffle, so I get all my favorite music mixed up. However, I do have a list of very