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When Childhood Medical Trauma Affects Behavior Later in Life

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Recently, I reread the book “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” written by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey.

The book explores how childhood trauma affects behavior later in life regardless of whether or not a child was old enough to remember those experiences.

When I was younger, I had multiple medical procedures due to my cerebral palsy ranging from ages 2-16. Although I don’t have complete memories of the procedures from when I was very little, reading this book helped me realize that I still experienced trauma that would forever change who I would become.

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