A Body Less Perfect

Before I knew better, I tried to hide the very thing that gave me individuality and strength. Today, I consider cerebral palsy a blessing, one that benefited my life in far more ways than it hurt.This award-winning book contains poems with narrative accompanying each poem revealing my life growing up and aging with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Some aspects of my life were good; others were not. Fortunately, there have been more good times than bad. Many people have gone through similar times; I am not alone on my journey.If, by chance, you know one of the 500,000 or so Americans with CP, share the poems with them. They are the reason I wrote them, especially the young. A lifelong disability does not have to be a lesser life. I have lived a good life through middle age and look forward to many more happy years. I wish for others a life as blessed as mine.