Cerebral palsy isn’t tin. Tin is a silvery-white metal. It is a rare element often associated with a famous character from the Wizard of Oz. The Tin Man couldn’t move his extremities without the help of oil. Even with the oil, The Tin Man could experience difficulty. He needed the correct amount for his arms … More The Tin Man
We use the practice of a toast in many situations. There are toasts at a wedding or maybe on a first date. We use a toast to mark an occasion like a holiday dinner or an anniversary. It is a way people drink together in honoring a person or thing. The idea of raising a … More A Simple Toast
My love for sports is unquestionable and a ballpark is one of my favorite places. How does cerebral palsy fit into this equation? One of the things people might not consider is how difficult it can be moving around inside a stadium. Have you noticed the different angles of the seating sections? The higher one … More Taking In A Ballgame
This week I took another step forward in accepting cerebral palsy. I played in a golf tournament helping kids and adults with CP. My hope was to interact with people who have cerebral palsy and I saw a few as part of the welcoming committee while I checked in for the golf tournament. However, my … More CP Acceptance: Post-Golf Tournament
It’s late at 35 to still have trouble accepting my cerebral palsy. I’ve struggled with not only the physical aspect, but also the emotional aspect of having the disability. This week I will take another step forward in the acceptance journey. For the first time I’m playing in a golf tournament to help children and … More CP Acceptance: Pre-Golf Tournament
One of the abilities cerebral palsy affects in me is balance. There are different types of balance, balancing my body as a whole, and balancing things using the small muscles in my wrists and hands. I spend hours strengthening my core and stability muscles to improve overall balance, but my wrists and hands still have … More A Well Placed Lemon Slice
We seem to place people in boxes, which immediately affect the way we interact with them. Another way of looking at boxing people up is passing judgment onto them. Rich, poor, black, white, north, south, handicap, retarded, lazy, go getter….. We seem to create these boxes to make sense of the world, with each box … More The Boxes
I didn’t know how important golf would become when I learned to play. Through the years it has helped me learn to accept the challenges of cerebral palsy. The game was a passion of my father and like most boys I wanted to do the things he did. Cerebral palsy held me back from participating … More Learning to Play
When denial is applied in a psychological sense it is the failure to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion. When we are faced with something hurtful in our lives escaping into denial often happens naturally. I pose this interesting thought; was it positive to exercise denial when thinking about my cerebral palsy? Much of my … More Denial: negative or positive
My birth was an emotional event for much of my family. I honestly couldn’t tell you what it was like. The memories are a little fuzzy or more seriously nonexistent. On my way into the world I was lodged in the birth canal for a few seconds and freed by a suction device. I was … More The Doctors Said….
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 