Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

This video always makes me cry.

My friends in High School & Madonna U of Madonna School Serving Special Needs Students & my friends who are younger in my ballet class at Omaha JCC on Ballet 5/6 on Mondays & Thursdays are my best friends because they do not tease about me about my height or my hemiglegia cerebral palsy & I am 16 years old.

Michaela

I can totally relate to that; friends who are backstabbers, people who don't even know you and make fun of things that you can't even help.
*Shakes head* If only those people could understand what we go through... I find that it's sad, because people mock at you and don't even know the harsh beginning of your story.

I agree 100%! It's VERY SAD and MADDENING!!! We have to understand it's ignorance on their part and some day they will understand because someone will touch them somehow....someway. Try to ignore them and just realize they are ignorant to our situation!

I know they can be - thank you for replying! =) And of course; that's what everyone should do. I hope the parents are okay; even though I haven't been put through that sort of thing, I know it must be pretty hard. God bless your son, and he'll make a great adult one day. I can already tell you seem like a great mom. :)

Have you talked w/ Lordesgirl101? She is very nice. She likes to write too. You should contact her! Maybe you guys could write a story together!!

I actually haven't had any contact with her; I'll send her a message now - maybe we could be friends or something. Thank you SO much for making this interesting video, by the way - most of those facts are shocking! I find the world truly doesn't understand those who are 'disabled'; and sometimes, I find that some cruel people just tend to think that we're people too. It breaks my heart. Again, thank you for taking the time and dedication into researching CP - all the best for you and your family

- Claiming I only walked in circles. But I just brushed it off; the fact that matters is that I`m healthy, living, and here instead of in Heaven. I was only 1 lb 12 and a half oz. I write fiction as well; and I`m thinking about doing a birth story. During my long stay in the hospital; three babies died instead of me. Now all I can think about is how fortunate I am that it wasn;t me; and that my parents aren`t living with grief.

That's horrible what your friend did...people can be cruel. No worries though...what's most important is you believe in yourself and most of all love yourself! I saw a baby in the NICU who weighed 1.5 lbs. The baby looked like a barbie doll. Several times Drs. rushed in doing emergency surgery. The baby was living when we left and I often think about her and her parents. It was very concerning. I felt horrible for the baby and parents. You are a miracle!

I know exactly what you mean. I have a problem with people understanding me due to my speech. Maybe that's why my safe haven is writing. I cannot be mistaken for something that's in black & white. Trust me; there has been stuff people thought I said that I didn't - stuff that I would not say.