Just a couple weeks ago was my first one-handed catch. Using the smaller of the two balls we have for playing catch. The catch happened when working through our warming up period of the workout session. It was an incredible shock to my system when I realized it. Many times, during our catch games, I … More Another One Hander
There are different kinds of abusive behavior. The two coming to mind for me, are emotional and physical. When individuals become physically abusive, the signs can be obvious. The unmistakable image of watching someone being pushed around or hit. The signs of emotional abuse seem like they can be more hidden. We question something that … More Be the Victim
One of the most challenging things for me to accept has been my speech. People have refused to allow me to enter bars because of my speech. I have been ignored because people couldn’t understand my words. People have looked to others with me, in order to get an interpretation of my sentence. My speech … More Watching Myself on Video: Speech
The moment was surprising. We were warming up to play our game of catch. The warm-up happens to begin each of our workout sessions. Before we start each of the workouts, we go through a stretching routine. Making sure our shoulders are loose and ready to rotate. I do arm circles, moving from small circles, … More A One-Handed Catch
I had been doing pretty well with my commitment. The challenge of getting my addictive behavior under control. Some significant changes had been made to my daily life. Removing myself from viewing the more damaging cites on the web. The limiting of my self-gratifying behavior had also seen improvement. I was tracking my number of … More Addiction and Cerebral Palsy: The Final Straw
There are times in which we get into a rut. Thinking about whether progress can truly be made. Our attempts at accomplishing a task might feel like they will fall short. It seems like this kind of emotion can be impacted by a physical disadvantage. A disability impacting you that doesn’t impact the majority of … More Crab Walk Accomplishment
The process has been weeks in the making. There was a large learning curve for this movement to be executed. Not only the physical aspects of doing the crab walk. The emotions of trying to make this happened carried weight. Lifting my hands off the floor felt like the largest physical obstacle. Refraining from giving … More The Crab Walk Attempt
Learning to shift my weight is another cerebral palsy challenge. Something requiring practice by repetition. Working on the crab movement has been all about shifting my weight. Attempting to maintain my balance using three points of stability. When the three points of balance become my limbs. Things can get even more tricky. In the past, … More Weight Shift: 33-33-33
The sunglasses fell right in front of me, off the back of a hat. The incident happened during the Mariner playoff game in October. My guess would be for someone typically developed. This happening might not be a show stopper. But, for a person with cerebral palsy, it was quite the situation to take notice. … More I Picked Up the Sunglasses
The game took place during the second week of October. The twenty-year drought of failing to make the playoffs was over. The Mariners had to get through a Wild Card series in order to secure a home playoff game. They did just that, by advancing past the Blue Jays in two games. Moving them on … More The Mariners Playoff Game
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 