People who live with the developmental disability know as cerebral palsy are as equally functional and capable as the rest of the world. they do the same things that we do, but lead lives in a different and more challenging way. Everyone in life has some sort of daily routine. we wake up, get ready for work or school, attend scheduled appointments, comes home to sleep to do it all over again the next day. Generally, most people are capable of doing things on their own, but with cerebral palsy, depending on the type of CP a person has and how it affects their bodies, will determine if they are fully capable of taking care of themselves or need assistance. Cerebral palsy can often turn off and shut down parts of a person’s body, disabling their
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Imagine you are about to be a mother about to give birth to a healthy new born baby and then the doctors tell you that your going to need an emergency C-section due to some complications. Later to find out your child is now born with a physical and mental disability. This happens in most cases and happened to Lisa Viele, a mother who had an emergency C-section and resulted in having a daughter named Lizzy who was born with cerebral palsy. In the article titled “Mom story: My daughter has Cerebral palsy”, Lisa gave her testimony to author Julie Weigarden Dublin about her experience during and after her pregnancy. In the article, Lisa expresses,” Lizzy has cerebral palsy (CP), an incurable and permanent condition that affects the brain. Lizzy has seizures and she drools because her brain doesn't tell her to swallow. For months, I pulled away from everyone. I was mad and my anger eventually turned to horrible sadness. I felt like the daughter I dreamed about and hoped for was dead. I was so depressed. My marriage to my husband, Damon, a high school teacher and football coach, suffered. I felt like I had done this somehow.” (4) When a parents has a child with special needs, not only does it …show more content…
To fail, is not an option for those who have a disability, it does not disable them from achieving the things they want and desire, but inspires them to work even harder to excel, while discovering who they are along the way. When people see a person with a handicapped disability, what often comes to mind is that they can’t do the things that other people can do, However, you would be surprised of the things that are actually capable of. According to a UK news article, in July of 2015, an 8-year-old boy by the name of Bailey Matthews who was born with cerebral palsy, proved to the rest of the world watching and participating in the Castle Howard Triathlon that his disability would not stop him from crossing that finish line and in fact he did. Blowing away the cowed, while leaving tears in their eyes, Bailey swam 100 meters, road a bike for 4km bike and ran 1.3km without any assistance. Julie Hardcastle, baileys mother exclaimed, "Bailey has always been very determined. If he wants to do something he will find a way to do it, even if it is not the conventional way” and “You can see his little face when he came round and saw everyone, that was his way of finishing in style and showing everyone what he could do.” (8) Besides Baileys increasable accomplishment, there are many other developmentally disabled people who have dreamed and achieved their goals. As a matter of
Imagine you are about to be a mother about to give birth to a healthy new born baby and then the doctors tell you that your going to need an emergency C-section due to some complications. Later to find out your child is now born with a physical and mental disability. This happens in most cases and happened to Lisa Viele, a mother who had an emergency C-section and resulted in having a daughter named Lizzy who was born with cerebral palsy. In the article titled “Mom story: My daughter has Cerebral palsy”, Lisa gave her testimony to author Julie Weigarden Dublin about her experience during and after her pregnancy. In the article, Lisa expresses,” Lizzy has cerebral palsy (CP), an incurable and permanent condition that affects the brain. Lizzy has seizures and she drools because her brain doesn't tell her to swallow. For months, I pulled away from everyone. I was mad and my anger eventually turned to horrible sadness. I felt like the daughter I dreamed about and hoped for was dead. I was so depressed. My marriage to my husband, Damon, a high school teacher and football coach, suffered. I felt like I had done this somehow.” (4) When a parents has a child with special needs, not only does it …show more content…
To fail, is not an option for those who have a disability, it does not disable them from achieving the things they want and desire, but inspires them to work even harder to excel, while discovering who they are along the way. When people see a person with a handicapped disability, what often comes to mind is that they can’t do the things that other people can do, However, you would be surprised of the things that are actually capable of. According to a UK news article, in July of 2015, an 8-year-old boy by the name of Bailey Matthews who was born with cerebral palsy, proved to the rest of the world watching and participating in the Castle Howard Triathlon that his disability would not stop him from crossing that finish line and in fact he did. Blowing away the cowed, while leaving tears in their eyes, Bailey swam 100 meters, road a bike for 4km bike and ran 1.3km without any assistance. Julie Hardcastle, baileys mother exclaimed, "Bailey has always been very determined. If he wants to do something he will find a way to do it, even if it is not the conventional way” and “You can see his little face when he came round and saw everyone, that was his way of finishing in style and showing everyone what he could do.” (8) Besides Baileys increasable accomplishment, there are many other developmentally disabled people who have dreamed and achieved their goals. As a matter of