Like many other disabilities, cerebral palsy often comes with a certain level of chronic pain. Over the last 34 years, I’ve found many ways to cope with the different levels of pain I face each day.
One day the pain might be in my feet, one day it may be in my legs, knees or back. It’s very unpredictable. Thankfully, as far back as I can remember I have always had a very high tolerance for pain.
It has never consistently set me back to where it really made me depressed or put me behind the rest of the world. Yes, many people with a disability are seen as a step or two behind, but I assure you that is a matter of perspective more than anything.
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