I Feel Like a Lucky One!

I feel lucky because my disability only effects my right side of my body as my left hemisphere of the brain was the only part of my brain that was damaged before birth in my mom's fall I mentioned yesterday. The results is I am able to use my left hand and write this message as well as dress myself, drive, and do almost any mundane task that ordinary people take for granted: I am even a mother and gave birth to all three of my kids naturally.

There are very few things I can say that my dad did right but I will praise him for my ability to walk and run today. OK, so I hardly run anymore but you get the point. My dad when I was about two years old was working at Mattel Toys and was given a prototype of the shopping carts of today except for the fact that back in the early 70's they were much sturdier and could handle a whole lot more. Well when he brought it home he had the idea to put it to work to help me learn to walk. It did not take him long to think  think of putting red bricks in the cart and then taped my hands to the handle in the front sidewalk and with my mom crying on our porch and him right behind me he aided me in moving forward one foot at a time. Before that day my parents were told that I would probably never walk....well the professionals were wrong now I was on my way with my parents and others help to prove them all wrong and have been doing so ever since then.

I am now a married mother and am very independent in almost every way. No one will ever tell me you can't do something without me first trying and then if indeed I need help or can't do something I will then ask for help or move on. The only thing I ask is please first give me a chance to try before you assume that I am unable to do something.  

I love the challenge each day brings and with this blog I hope to show you that indeed with limitations I have proven that I too can find ways of doing things that may seem impossible if you see me on the streets.