Mascara&;Motivations

Growing up I was raised just like anybody else if I wanted to do something I had to figure out my own way to make it happen. I never considered myself as a person with a so called disability. I have the ability to do whatever I want just in a different way. I've always been the type of person who if someone tells me I can't do something it just pushes me to work harder to prove them wrong.  My parents have always made me believe I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it. My parents have never told me I couldn't do something with out letting me try it myself  first. I have never let my cerebral palsy get in my my way of living my life to the fullest. Since is was never treated any differently than anyone else in my family I never saw myself as different I just had cool wheels. I don't want people to pity me because I don't pity myself I had an awesome childhood, I have amazing friends and family, and for the most part I do the same activities as the so called ...

Living with Cerebral palsy has never been easy and has definitely h nd downs along the way. Living with ups and downs of Cerebral palsy has shaped me into the person I am today. One of the hardest challenges about living with Cerebral palsy is living in a body that doesn't cooperate with you. Living with Cerebral palsy you never know what your body is going to do.  You can tell your body to do one thing and it does the complete opposite like when I tell my legs not to get tangled up in one another and they do it anyway or when I'm trying to sleep and my legs starts to randomly twitch on their own.  Living with Cerebral palsy you have good days and some not so good days and you can't predict when your going to have a good day or when you are going to have a not so good day. I can wake up one day and my legs will cooperate and then the next day they don't cooperate at all.  I have learned not to dwell on the bad days and focus more on my good days. the good days out weigh...

Okay I'm going to write about one of my pet peeves after having to use handicapped stalls  in public restrooms my whole life to give you some insight into my world. Number one when you walk into a public restroom or dressing room and choose to use the the handicapped stall it makes people who really do need the handicapped stall half to wait. Nothing is more annoying to me than to have to wait to use the restroom or change clothes. Number two when the handicapped stall is being used in on bathroom that sometimes makes the people who really need it have to walk further to go to the restroom so the person who has trouble walking has to walk further to get a accessible stall that's just plain STUPID! People need to be considerate of others and think before they use acessiblr stalls it is okay to use it if necessity but be considerate and respectful to those of use who constantly have to wait on a stall

I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 6 months old and started going to physical therapy at the age of 3. I went to therapy every week religiously from the age of  3 to the age of 14. I didn't mind gong to therapy however it did get old after a while. When I was 14 it was brought to my attention that I've done all I could when it comes to physical therapy. I am now 22 and I have continued to work on muscles on my own in my house coming up with different exercise routines and sticking to them. You know the saying if you don't use it you lose it. Well I believe that to be true. Having cerebral palsy doesn't mean your muscles have to become mush. The more you work them the stronger you will be. Since I made the decision to quit going to therapy every week I've joined a special needs cheer team , I've signed myself up for gymnastics and I joined the gym this year so I can get some exercise after class. I do whatever I can to get exercise. So even though I don't...

1. life is not easy    life with cerebral palsy is never easy and whoever says sitting in a chair all day is easier than walking is sadly mistaken. 2. You have to fight for what you want Everyday comes with the conscience decision to wallow in self pitty or get up and fight this battle and live a somewhat "normal" life  3. cerebral palsy doesn't define me as a person I may have cerebral palsy but cerebral palsy doesn't have me.  4. If there is a will there is a way don't ever think cerebral palsy has to stop you from chasing your dreams if you believe in yourself and have a good support system you will find a way.  5. never ever give up I know life is tough but you can't quit no matter how hard the circumstances may be God will get you through 6.  sometimes its best to ask for help  I know, I would rather struggle to do something myself rather than ask for help just to say i did it myself but sometimes its best just to ask for help 7. It is...