Thanks. I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (premature) and was
in physical therapy between ages 2-4 yrs old. Lots of touching
things, feeling things, being put on a ball and rolled down face
first 'til I learned to put my hands out to stop myself.
Went to school at 5 yrs old, Kindergarten, and rode out school
like everybody else and did fine.
Did I really have it? Who knows. But I've always had a respect
for brain plasticity, even before they gave it that name. it's
true. I don't usually talk about it - but it's the closest thing
to a rape story I have from my own life, as I was kinda fucked
before I was even born. Could've been totally blind and deaf,
but is only partially. Never let it stop me. I shouldn't even
exist but yet, here I am. Had I been born 20 yrs earlier,
there'd be no guy with a TV screen in front of his face saying
these words.
So, I'm always grateful but I don't let it define me.
I'm just grateful to be here to tell the story, or any story.
Beats being stillborn or dead. I'm able to complain about it if
I want to. :P
