When I first begin a friendship with someone who wants me to explain cerebral palsy to them, I tend to make jokes about it. For example, when I describe what it is like to have a spasm that affects my left side I say, “Oh, looks like cerebral palsy is having a party and doing some tango dancing.” Usually my friends laugh and want to know more about it and how it affects my every day life.
I choose to humorously explain my cerebral palsy so others can see there’s positives to having this condition. There is a happy side to living with this disability that the world doesn’t seem to know much about, unless you know someone who’s affected by it.
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