People, upon first look at me, sometimes think that- just because I have a disability-I won't be able to acheive success. Growing up was quite difficult at times, especially if people "assumed" that I needed help all the time. Growing up in a society that doesn't really know a lot about disabilities- especially my disability, CP- really makes me want to educate them about it. I have tried just talking about my disability; however, I haven't really had much success with that. I mean, people sometimes don't want to listen to what I have to tell them about my disability.
That's why I have resorted to sharing my disability through my writing. By writing about my disability, I am able to share my personal story of what it's like to have a disability that constantly presents itself in many challenges to my crazy life.
Sure, my life is crazy, but that's all a part of being a college student. You know, the one thing in my life that's extremely crazy is actually being able to handle many courses at once. Not very easy! Because of my physical disability, my muscles wear out quite easily, making it nearly impossible for me to really be able to carry a heavy backpack (which I'm not supposed to do, anyway) full of very heavy textbooks.
"You're not supposed to carry all those books," my high school teachers used to say to me.
I knew that, but what was I supposed to do. Now that I'm in college, I feel like I'm the only person who actually realizes that I'm not even supposed to carry any heavy books. However, I have had to carry the textbooks to and from my classes, and my back muscles have told me that they don't want me to carry those heavy books. Sometimes, I wonder if I should ask a fellow classmate to carry my heavy backpack for me. . . however, not all of my friends have the same class schedule as I do.
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