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I couldn’t imagine my life without you. Somedays you make it
hard to do basic things that I know I
can do. Then I think about all
the people in my life and I feel very blessed. You can also make me feel like
crap. I have wonderful friends whom love me for who I am not what I am. My
family didn’t treat me any different when I was growing up with my brothers
,sisters and cousins. They included me in anything they could. I wouldn’t have
a wonderful support team that’s always there when I need them if it weren’t for
you.
There is some days where I just want to be a regular girl
who can go out with a bunch of friends and not an have to worry about somebody
feeding me or having to wear sweat pants to be able to go to the bathrooms by
myself. I want to be able to go to my
friends house and not worry about them or their moms helping me, even though I
know they would. I want to go on a date
alone instead of going on double dates all the time. You get in the way of doing all of this. Granted I know I could do basically all of
this, but my family doesn’t let me try.
They’re letting me do more and more. I guess I have to learn that I
can’t do everything that I think I can.
We have to learn how to live together and not let anything stop us.
You made people think I’m different and can’t do anything,
but I’m trying to change that. Not just
for me, but for everyone in my place. I
know there’s not a cure for you and nobody can prevent you, but share our stories and come help each
other. Talking to my friends who are
older then me and have you really have helped me realized that I can achieve my
goals and dreams, even with you. Now I
know it doesn’t matter if you’re in my life or not I can live my life to the
fullest and not let anybody tell me what I can and can’t do. I’m going to make my dreams come true.
My family doesn’t see me as having you and never did. To them I was just one of the kids running
around and playing. Everybody included
me in the games we used to play. I would be in my stroller most of the time we
were outside. Weather we were playing
hide-and-seek, tag, or just relaxing by the fire. Nobody cared if I asked to go to the store
with them until I got bigger and was to hard to carry. I still get to go out, but now it depends on
who I’m with, if I have one of my chairs, how they Feel, and where we go. Most of my family makes me walk because they
know I’m in my chair all week and that also has something to do with me going places.
At the end of the day I thank God for everything and
everyone I have in my life. I can’t think of a better life then I have. Yes, we have had our ups and downs, but we’ve
made it 19 years. We’ve proved all the doctors wrong that worked in the NICU
and after that even. We’re still
improving everyday. For whom is reading
this, never let anything get in the way of your dreams. Weather it’s a disability or a stupid comment
that someone said, its not worth losing hope on yourself. Take it from somebody whose been put down by
people around her.
Hello, my name is Natalie and I have cerebral palsy. I was
diagnosed when I was a year old. All my doctors didn’t think I would live
passed a few months but look at me now. 19 years later im graduated from high
school and in college. I went through years of therapy to get where I am now. I
want to share my stories from the pass, but also what is happening in my life
now.
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