Beyond The Wheelchair: Welcome To My World

The first three years of my existence were a nightmare for both my parents and myself. Between the nonstop crying in which went on daily because I couldn’t feed on a bottle due my inability to suck because of having Cerebral Palsy and the weekly hospital visits to Children’s and Massachusetts General in Boston, took a toll on the three of us. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a brain injury either due prior or at birth. Its causes may be due to alcohol substance during pregnancy or at birth upon deliv...