Handi-Capable

What is Cerebral Palsy?


A wheelchair, a woman, windswept legs, stiffness. And through one

side of my body, lack of mobility, and tightness in my knees.

That's all causes by a condition called Cerebral Palsy according to the

CDC Cerebral Palsy (CP)- is a group of disorders that affect a person's

ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most

common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do

with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the

muscles.

But that's not my definition of Cerebral Palsy my definition of cerebral palsy

ce·re·bral pal·sy

A condition that makes life more interesting, more of an adventure

and more of a journey.

You see I could have started this off by stating the old boring medical

terms of Cerebral Palsy, but in my personal opinion it would be

continuing the stigma's that I've been trying to debunk since I was 18

years old and wouldn't that be a boring book to read.

To be frank, I'm tired of seeing books that don't focus on the positive

side of Cerebral Palsy. Well, OK at least some do, but there's not very

much, so I've decided to write this full of stories to explain how I

overcome each obstacle with Cerebral Palsy.

My name is Tylia L Flores. I'm Handi-capable!