New on Disability.Blog:
The Power of Image
By Guest Blogger Nadia Ibrahim, MA, LGSW
Until the age of 12, I always had this idea that I would wake up one day and my disability would be gone. It’s funny how a young mind works. My family never really talked about the fact that cerebral palsy (CP), usually caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain at birth, would have a lifelong impact on me. We viewed CP as a normal part of life: an additional consideration, not a limitation.
One day in high school, a realization stared back at me as I looked in the mirror: my body and life are not average. Even in the most relaxed state, my arms and legs were stiff, so fitted clothes were difficult to put on. Scoliosis gave my body extra curves, meaning clothes off-the-rack didn’t always fit. Muscle tightness in my feet made wearing most shoes impossible. The only shoes that fit often looked like they had been borrowed from a child. As a result, I spent most of my teenage years hiding in turtlenecks and baggy clothes.
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