Having cerebral palsy has presented my with many challenges- not just as a result of how my body works- but also because of how my body works. I can't really play sports because there really aren't any sports that can easily be adapted to meet the needs of people with physical disabilities, which I find quite discouraging. Now that I am in college, this doesn't really bother me; however, growing up unable to participate in any sports was often quite depressing. It wasn't a lot of fun just to watch friends participate in many sporting events that looked like a lot of fun to me.
How would you feel if you couldn't participate in any sports just because of your disability? When it came to being as active as I really wanted, there were often times when I actually wished that my cerebral palsy would just totally go away- so I could be just like my "normal" friends.
What exactly is "normal"? None of us are really normal. I mean, in some way- everyone has something that they'd like to change about themselves. For me, I sometimes wish that I could participate in more physical activities. Although I really enjoy being a sports spectator/cheerleader, it's not something that I'd really like to do all the time.
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