Living Life With CP — Brittney Clouse

Lately, I’ve been struggling with what sorts of topics to write about. I write about my disability often, every day even, and within the last two years it’s become my livelihood. I feel incredibly lucky that I’ve been able to slowly build a social media following…

I have been writing about my life with cerebral palsy for about two years now. I’ve gone into specific details about romantic relationships, education, how boring physical therapy is, etc. But I’ve never just laid out the basics. Like, people always ask me, “If you could tell someone anything about…

I hope that by now it is no secret that I am a huge fan of the internet and all that it has done for people with disabilities. Earlier this month I posted a piece about the impact of the internet on disabilities and I talked in-depth about how the internet brings…

About life, love, and cerebral Palsy: Nobody’s diagnosis or symptoms are the same as your own; everybody feels and experiences things differently. No one handles pain the same. While you and your friend may both have hip pain as related to your cerebral palsy, you may power through it and…

  It’s no secret that the internet has enabled our society to be more plugged in and connected with people than ever before. We know what our friends, family, and significant others are doing at all times, and we can easily reach them a number of ways should we need…

If you’ve had any kind of pain ever for any reason in your life you know that doctors, your mom, your spouse, your neighbor, etc. are always quick to push pain pills to give you relief. This is great if you have a headache, sprained your back, or got your…

I think this one of the most widely known quotes within the disabled community. I can’t count the amount of times on all of my fingers and toes how often I’ve heard this phrase and for some reason, much to my surprise, the quote “Let’s talk about your quality of…

Last week I published a post about the symptoms of Cerebral Palsy. In it, we discovered that the signs and symptoms of Cerebral Palsy differ and that they vary from person to person. I noted in that post that while I had at least a few bullet points under every…

  So, what if someone you know gets diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy? What are the symptoms and how do you go about finding treatment options for them? Before I begin this post I would like to say a few things. The first is that if someone you know is diagnosed…

Hi, Everyone! My name is Brittney Clouse and I’m entering my senior year at Pennsylvania State University where I study digital / print journalism and am minoring in entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on new media. I was born with Cerebral Palsy. Weighing 1 pound, 13 oz,…