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After a brief blog hiatus and a longer departure from focusing on cerebral palsy (CP) issues, I’m back! Last time you heard from me I shared my blogging quandary. Partly self-doubt loomed over my previous decision to move away from a cerebral palsy blog. I excused myself from actively blogging in order to best address…
January 14th marks one year since I started blogging here. Yes, yes thank you. Happy Blogiversary to me indeed! Other emotions come to mind too though, besides happiness. The last year really served as an emotional cocktail. This cocktail contained both positive and negative sentiments. Join me while I reflect on said feelings in today’s…
Entering 2016 we in the #CPChatNow community aim to continue building momentum. Between adding monthly Google Hangouts and focus chats 2015 proved a milestone year. The first Twitter chat in 2016 promised more to come. Said chat featured a cerebral palsy confession, announcements, and more! First though, with a community member heading to higher education…
A new year often also brings new enthusiasm and new ambition. These traits typically manifest themselves as New Year resolutions. We who make up the Twitter chat #CPChatNow used our last chat in 2015 to focus on resolutions. You will not need cerebral palsy to relate to this recap! My co-host Blake Henry and I…
On Christmas Eve’s eve members from the cerebral palsy (CP) community gathered for the second last #CPChatNow in 2015. A live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat, #CPChatNow takes place every Wednesday at 8pm ET. This week began with my co-host Blake Henry answering last week’s extend-the-conversation question. Every week I include an “extend-the-conversation” question in…
Last minute gift shopping proves such a hassle! Finding a parking spot remains like finding an open chair when playing musical chairs. Then once inside the store, your gift options end up limited to what everyone else didn’t want. After that you get to stand in a long line waiting to purchase those second rate…
Over the last two weeks the live weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow focused a lot on current events. This week however our dialogue revolved more around personal experiences. The trend started with discussion about skiing. Erin’s comment about her brother helped usher in intriguing talk about siblings. Let us keep the dialogue about siblings…
With each passing day in December more and more year in reviews emerge. Bloggers post them before taking hiatuses. The bloggers electing to rest before the New Year arrives. Heck the same goes for people in general. Maybe even you! Perhaps you find yourself reflecting on the past 350-plus days. I understand the temptation. Few…
Music possesses a certain power, one almost magical. Surely you know what I mean. A certain song that offers you comfort when down. Or, a song that helps you recall joyous memories. The benefits of music remain vast. All in all music just contains a special quality. Now think how the aforementioned only represents the…
Few constants exist in life but one that does goes by the name #CPChatNow. Every Wednesday the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat brings the cerebral palsy community together. This week the conversation picked up with a news story we discussed last week, Kylie Jenner’s controversial photo shoot. I know! The above contains much dialogue based…