In our world so often our major choices seem to be selecting preordained ideas. For some, possibilities are stars shooting in the sky, while people with Cerebral Palsy are “swayed” to sit at home and watch T.V. This comfortable coaxing…
In our world so often our major choices seem to be selecting preordained ideas. For some, possibilities are stars shooting in the sky, while people with Cerebral Palsy are “swayed” to sit at home and watch T.V. This comfortable coaxing…
Too often, we people with disabilities spend a lifetime persuading people who need convincing. We assume the moral correctness of what we seek because we want more for our lives than what the “experts” are willing to give. But more…
How many times have you sat in a doctor’s, counselors, or therapist office, nodding your head politely because you didn’t understand what they said? Or maybe, it was because you knew exactly what they said, and what they really meant? …
When you think back on your life as a person with Cerebral Palsy and Special Needs, what comes to mind? At first, do you personally think of all the discrimination that has come your way? Do you think of all…
While stretching out your arm to grasp the good things in life one desires and dreams of, have you as a person with Cerebral Palsy become aware of what actions you must take in your life to accomplish want you…
What is balance? In the Oxford dictionary, balance as early as 5000 BC., is defined as an exquisitely precise measuring of making things equal. Is it innate or is it what others say it will be? Have people tried to…
When I think of Christmas and Hanukah, I think of giving. I think of joyful memories, and I think of good times spent with the people I care for and about. I think about looking outward. I think about making…
In all the 60 years I have been alive, we still do not know how to treat the disabled or challenged person with dignity and respect. I just had a birthday seven days ago, and it has really gotten my…
In the last few months, as I have struggled with inner ear problems, and have been bed ridden and house bound, I have had a lot of time to think. I have come to the conclusion that the greatest waste…
After another year winds to a close, I have often been moved deeply. The years, months, days and hours past through my heart and mind like a stamp stuck on paper. It takes me back to all those moments and…