There don’t seem to be a ton of positives about having a disability. For me, life often feels like I’m on the outside looking inside. With many challenges surrounding physical tasks. It can be challenging to even feel included. Last year I was struggling with the desire to ski more frequently. The amount of physical … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: ADA Parking
There was a buildup in the number of training sessions to my credit. I have been working out with Bernard for a few years. We began working with each other twice per week. That number moved up to three times per week, after working for about two years. I liked the perspectives he had on … More Trying Four Days
I enjoy thinking about the progression of an exercise. Remembering where things began and where they stand currently. The playing of catch feels like the most impactful activity in our workout sessions. Because, I have always felt the movement of my hands has been my largest challenge. Cerebral palsy has impacted the way my hands … More Catching A Variety
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
