Tag: CEREBRAL PALSY
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The More stressed I Am, The Harder My CP Becomes.
Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P One thing people may not realize about living with cerebral palsy is that stress doesn’t just affect me emotionally. It affects me physically too. The more stressed I become, the harder my cerebral palsy becomes to manage. Stress can make my body tighter. It can make my movements harder.…
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PT1 The Women Who Lived the Example
Becoming the Living Example Series Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There are people who come into your life and change you without even realizing it. For me, that person was a teacher I had growing up — a woman who also had cerebral palsy. At the time, I didn’t fully understand what that meant. I…
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The Days I Don’t Show Up — And Why That’s Okay
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There are days when I do not show up the way I planned to. Days when I had every intention of doing more, being more, or getting things done — and then life, or my body, or my mind has something else to say. For a long time, those days…
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My Disability is Part of the Story, Not the Whole Story
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. Welcome to Our Beautiful Challenges. This space is more than a blog. It is a place for truth, healing, reflection, and the beauty still to be found within life’s hardest moments. For much of my life, I felt as though people saw one thing first. The way I walk. The…
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