Living Life With CP — Brittney Clouse

Now that you know a little more about all the things I’ve been going through the past month, I didn’t want you to think it’s all a negative experience. Life doesn’t have to be like that, even when you’re chronically ill. But I know firsthand how easy it…

I’ve been thinking a lot about what information this column could bring you next. I’ve covered a lot of ground here, and want to keep going with content that really matters. Most of us, whether we have a disability or a chronic illness, or we’re close to someone…

It’s confession time: one of my favorite things to do is to spend hours online watching videos about how people get ready in the morning,  or tutorials about how people organize their planner or  clean their bathroom. I look up organization ideas on Pinterest. I love it, I…

Someone once referred to my boyfriend and I as “relationship goals,” which in the age of hashtags and going viral, sounds like the equivalent of getting a ton of likes on something you post, etc. Something told me I should have been ecstatic, but somehow I also sensed…

A month ago, just shy of my boyfriend and I celebrating our one-year anniversary, we went together to an OB-GYN appointment — this is because we’re in the process of trying to find relief for some pretty intense vaginal pain that I’m having (and have had since puberty, but that’s…

Dear Cerebral Palsy, This letter has been a long time coming. Unfortunately, the time that I’ve had to think about what I would say to you does not mean that this letter will be an easy one to write, or for you to read for the matter. But…

When I Googled the term “soul food,” I was surprised that a list of actual food items and places to eat came up; when I searched “define soul food,” I was even more surprised to find that soul food is actually defined as “traditional southern African-American food.” I…

Technology is such a huge part of everyone’s life today — we are connected from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep — and technology today is fast and ever-changing, like fashion trends, things come and go at an alarming rate. But every now…

I have a confession: I will always look for a reason to write posts like these. I think they are super fun to write and I always love sharing cool products I find with other people who may need them. This edition features products that range from hair brushes…

Sometimes we have to face things that we already know, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Especially when it’s so hard to explain to someone what you’re going through because “everyone is anxious.”  “An anxiety disorder not specified” was listed toward the bottom of the summary of…

Dear Able-Bodied Person, Hi! How are you? My name is Brittney and I am 21 years old. It’s nice to meet you! I see you’ve noticed the limp that I walk with as a result of my scissor gait. You may have noticed my walker or my wheelchair…

  Recently I’ve been reading a lot of forum and blog posts by young people — those still in high school — about the stigma of using assistive devices (walkers, wheelchairs, canes, crutches, etc.) and they all say pretty much the same thing. Assistive devices, of course, help,…