Spending time coaching youth football was fun last year. This year has been spent doing other things with my time. Even through spending this year away from coaching, watching the kids play has been fun. They have played two games to this point. The jamboree to begin their season was missed, but I’ve made it … More A Different Perspective
It was an early June morning. The sunlight peeking through the window, after a restful night. The knock on my door wasn’t startling, even in the 5am hour. Bogie wasn’t doing so good and it was time to go see him. We had a little time, so jumped in the shower to wake myself up. … More We Miss You Bubba
Maybe we all have things we don’t believe are achievable. In instances like this, cerebral palsy might reek more havoc than it should. There could be different lists for different areas of someone’s life, or just one long list. In the world we live, things weren’t designed for someone with cerebral palsy challenges. It has … More The No-Way List
This week we headed to play golf at Gold Mountain, in Bremerton. It would be our second round of golf with Dad this year. Our first round was played back in March, under chilly weather conditions. During our drive to the golf course four months ago, we ran into spots of snow. When we set … More Golf and The Ferry
It was almost exactly one year ago that we spread bark in my mom’s yard. Last year our project was the backyard at her house. This week we have taken on the front yard. It’s no small job, as 25 yards of the bark/mulch combo where delivered on Thursday. My mom, brother, and I have … More Barking Again
Every journey of our life seems to have challenges. It doesn’t seem to matter whether we have chosen the journey, or the journey was given. Those roads provide many emotions along the way. These roads can provide us with happiness, frustration, emotions that overwhelm, and everything in between. The journey of cerebral palsy was given … More Putting It Together
The agility ladder has been another tool used during workouts. Unlike the agility hurdles, the ladder doesn’t focus on moving over something. The ladder tends to focus on footwork and balance. Movement through the agility ladder seems to happen at an increased pace, with smaller movements. It also challenges my balance, hampered by cerebral palsy, … More The Ladder
One of the most important factors of battling cerebral palsy has been movement. Cerebral palsy begins causing the most pain when we don’t work on flexibility. Using the agility hurdles was new for workouts with Bernard. When working with Ian, agility wasn’t part of our workout program. Even before working with Ian, the original trainer … More Hurdles
Our workouts today are being pushed further than they have been in the past. It seems each week brings something new to experiment with. It also feels like something new about cerebral palsy can be learned. With the movements becoming more complex, I’m also gaining new information about movement patterns themselves. The way our mind … More Cerebral Palsy First
Posture has been a popular word throughout much of my life. Cerebral palsy has been part of making good posture difficult to achieve. The disability has altered my body by the toll it takes on the left side. Some muscles are inflicted with too much tension, while others aren’t strong enough. Cerebral palsy seems to … More Posture
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 