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Are You in Pain?

I think a lot of people look at how I walk and think I am in pain or they look at how my fingers go in all sorts of directions and think they are in pain. Well here's the truth...

Nope.

 On a daily basis I am usually not in pain.

 I feel like a normal person but here's the thing with Cerebral Palsy, it affects your muscles.

So where I do get pain is in the tightness of my muscles. That is why it is no joke to me when I say I need to be consistent with yoga or I need to stretch every night. I know when I have not stretched lately because the back of my muscles feel like they are pulling in opposite directions when I bend down to touch my toes. That is why it is a constant goal of mine to stretch every night because otherwise it will start affecting how I walk and will make me walk more on my toes than I already do.

As for my fingers. Yeah... I never get pain or tightness. They just look wacky and bend in all sorts of directions but thats just how they roll.

Also, let me tell you one cool thing about having CP is your muscles work twice maybe even 3 times as much as an average person. So during the day or when I work out i burn way more calories than you (ha!). Pretty cool huh?

I think that is just another miracle from God. Yes having a disability is hard but He reveals little pieces of evidence that show me he is watching over me. I think it is QUITE the blessing to not be in pain most of the days. I mean yes it does hurt when I am stretching out those muscles but I would rather deal with that for 10 minutes than be in pain for 24 hours.

You gotta rejoice in the little things when it comes to living a life with CP :)

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