Cerebral Palsy Support Group
Cerebral palsy or CP is the most common childhood physical disability. It is a permanent physical condition that affects movement. There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but various forms of therapy can help a person with the disorder to function more effectively. If you or a loved one has cerebral palsy, join the group to share your experience or get advice from others.
I have mild CP and it just affects the way I walk. I walk with out any kind of help all the time and just get scared that I \"might\" fall. Sometimes that can make me late for class since I am scared to let go of a building or an object to walk around campus to my class. I favorite thing to hold on to is my friends but they cant always be there and since I dont always need help or want help I want to find something I can hind easy that I could just keep on hand in case I needed some help walking from on place to another. I regular cane doesnt make me feel safe enough, I think I would like a quad cane but there so big thats not easy to hide. Do you know of anything for me to try?
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I miss traveling with my husband. Has anyone found a specific site regarding cruising for widow/widowers or any sightseeing trips. Not interested in being with couples and kids,,,I realize a cruise ship will have a portion size of families and couples, but perhaps they also put together a part of the cruise ship for groups of widows/widowers????
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A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...
i try to plan my day (classes, meetings, etc) around as little distance as possible or around how long it will take me to get there. sometimes it sucks to have to think so much about something most people don't even consider but (in my opinion) it's much better than tripping over crutches or something.
on a mini side note....i use to carry band aids in my bag walking around campus. that way if i did fall i could take care of it before getting to class without making a big deal out of falling.