According to Dictionary.com, normal is defined as "conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected." From its Latin origin, "normālis made according to a carpenter's square." Unfortunately, society decides what is ordinary. Often times, what is typical for one may differ for another.
The alarm rings, and just as expected, you spring to your feet, grab a towel and stagger to the shower, with ease you stand, wash and exit. Hopping on one foot, you insert one leg at a time into yourtrousers, slide on your socks, then slip on your shoes, all without a forethought. You grab the keys and skip down the stairs to your car and drive away typically within minutes. That's normal right?
Premature birth and lack of oxygen caused cerebral palsy and transformed routine into uncommon …show more content…
Imagine being trapped, with no escape. Generally, people with this condition are captive in a body that does not function properly.The alarm rings, I grasp the headboard to roll over to my abdomen and slide out, feet first onto the floor, praying not to face plant. Spastic muscles prohibit my legs from bending therefore, I push off the mattress and land in my awaiting wheeled chariot, like a falling tree (hopefully I remembered to charge the batteries!).
With the escalated risk of falling, showers are possible only when assistance is available. Obstacles on the floor, walls and tight corners hinder my path to the shower while trying to prevent my legs and feet from becoming a ramrod into a stationary object along the way. Upon arrival, I stand, but for a moment, with support of a series of grab bars. Struggling to step up to a ledge surrounding the shower, I transfer to another seat then proceed to wash my upper body. A caretaker (in this case, my Wife) assists with the lower, unreachable region while I hold onto the aforementioned
The alarm rings, and just as expected, you spring to your feet, grab a towel and stagger to the shower, with ease you stand, wash and exit. Hopping on one foot, you insert one leg at a time into yourtrousers, slide on your socks, then slip on your shoes, all without a forethought. You grab the keys and skip down the stairs to your car and drive away typically within minutes. That's normal right?
Premature birth and lack of oxygen caused cerebral palsy and transformed routine into uncommon …show more content…
Imagine being trapped, with no escape. Generally, people with this condition are captive in a body that does not function properly.The alarm rings, I grasp the headboard to roll over to my abdomen and slide out, feet first onto the floor, praying not to face plant. Spastic muscles prohibit my legs from bending therefore, I push off the mattress and land in my awaiting wheeled chariot, like a falling tree (hopefully I remembered to charge the batteries!).
With the escalated risk of falling, showers are possible only when assistance is available. Obstacles on the floor, walls and tight corners hinder my path to the shower while trying to prevent my legs and feet from becoming a ramrod into a stationary object along the way. Upon arrival, I stand, but for a moment, with support of a series of grab bars. Struggling to step up to a ledge surrounding the shower, I transfer to another seat then proceed to wash my upper body. A caretaker (in this case, my Wife) assists with the lower, unreachable region while I hold onto the aforementioned