Living Life With CP — Brittney Clouse

If you could take a pill and have your cerebral palsy cured, would you? What if your chronic illness was cured for one full day. What would you do? Do you ever think about what your life would be like if you weren’t disabled? These are questions I think everyone…

Dear Whoever Is Reading This Our world today is flowing with endless possibilities; there are more devices to enable you to do more things, to save more time,to  get your more places, to make you more productive, etc. We are more in control of our world than ever —…

I feel as though in the last four years or so, we’ve seen a huge increase on the internet of the “get things done” (GTD) productivity culture. This has exploded in a number of ways from various authors and bloggers sharing their work ethics and tips, to having apps,…

Whether a part of cerebral palsy or not, I’ve been struggling with bed-wetting for two months now. I have to say that my experience with the first urologist was one I’d not like to repeat. But today, I went to a new urologist, one part of a health network…

Last week I went out to lunch with my mom, our family and friends. In the group there was one person whom I had met only a handful of times, and another person I was meeting for the first time. Today, I am a seasoned 21-year-old and meeting someone who has never encountered…

For any teenager, learning to drive is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult, and is no less important for someone with cerebral palsy, like me. So, let’s go back to that time: In the summer after I graduated high school, although already…

Today, I want to talk about something a lot of us think about, but that can lose its importance on our to-do list. That is our need to stay strong when confronted by the pressures to get things done or to succeed. Those of us with cerebral palsy…

Lately, I have been pleased with the content of this column. I feel it’s the most true to myself that I’ve written, and just about every piece is about now, the things I’m currently going through, as opposed to being several months old. And it has all happened as…

I have been hinting about it on social media for months, posting status updates and tweets. My blog was the only place I let the true reality of my life struggles slip through, sharing stories of others’ struggles in response to my own — all tiny hints. But…

It was October as I remember it. Mom picked me up from school and a thick tension hung in the air, blasting out of the car the moment I opened the door. When I got in a wave of dread washed over me. The drive from my high…

This is a challenge, a call to action. I want people with disabilities to talk proudly about the defining moments in their life that made them confident. What cracked open your shell? What set you free? What was your proudest moment? I’m sure many of us can name…

I feel like I share more about my life in this column than I do on my personal blog. But the response I get here has always been so positive, curious and supportive that I can’t help but continue. So, I have a another confession to make: I’ve…