I understand you 💯. My son also had cerebral palsy. It was the worst of times and the best of times. He was very smart. I enjoyed being his mother. So many wonderful and rich memories! ❤🙏
One thing I loved about about the TV show in US called "Speechless" was that it showed a non verbal CP young man (played by an actor who actually had CP!) and it showed that he went through all the same emotions as everyone like school crushes and that he was smart and funny and able to go to college. It didn't infantilize him. BTW I met the actor and he was a great guy and his family was incredibly sweet and supportive as well.
I am old but I remember learning about CP on the show The Facts Of Life. Finding out that it was in no way an intellectual disability changed how I perceived and interacted with people I could see were disabled for the rest of my life. Visibility, education, and inclusion are so important.
One of the things I hope I will witness in heaven is the people who have suffered disabilities here on earth we will rejoice watching their first use of their bodies in perfect glory! Praise the Lord 🥰✝️🙌💃❤
Hello 🙂 My husband has CP and it is painful for me to see how many talk to him as if he was a child. He has a speech impediment but it's not too serious but people assume he is intellectually slow and he is very hurt by that. Thank you for sharing this. He is also in a wc and his dexterity is terrible. So frustrating. Like you , he knows alot and if his body would cooperate he would be a mechanic because he knows very much. One day I asked him what he thought was his greatest handicap. He answered " my mobility". I told him I think the worst one was his speech impediment because it causes much isolation and misunderstanding. If he was able to speak normally he could still interact socially in a normal way and that isolation is the hardest thing to bear. Hugs to you 💕
I love you and one day we're not gonna have these old bodies to carry around. I'll look for you in the kingdom because I wanna hug as we rejoice in what the Lord has given us. Lord bless you sweet sister. Jesus told me you are his.❤
Hello Brooke 👋 thank you for sharing your story and being such a great advocate and educator! You radiate love and compassion. May the Lord bless and keep you! Much love and hugs! ❤
Sister we are PRAYING over you and joni here in WASHINGTON INDIANA I decree and I declare in this season of CREATIVE MIRACLES that you both are restored, renewed, rebooted, refreshed completely overhauled by the healing power of the lord JESUS CHRIST......3/4/2024 9:30 pm.....your both blessed in JESUS MIGHTY NAME
God bless this lovely woman who is both intelligent and beautiful. Thank you for this education on cerebral palsy, I appreciate it. May the Lord bless you and keep you… and give you peace.
Hi Sweetheart! Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I applaud you for your openness. I can see that you are busy living your best life and I pray for many more happy, healthy years to come. God has given you a voice and the ability to communicate. We have an awesome God! I've always said that 'disabled doesn't mean unable'. I worked in special education for 30 years and had the privilege of working with some students with cerebral palsy. Such cuties! To God be the glory. Great things He has done!❤️
God bless you! It’s great to spread the word about how CP affects someone who has it. People indeed have to be aware specially that, as you’ve said, it has no impact on the soul and mind, only on the body.
When I became a dental hygienist 40 years ago, I had an 11-year-old girl, Coty, with CP. She sat on her mother's lap and they would both lie back to have her exam and cleaning. Her mother could not always understand her, but she could much better than the dentist and myself. On her first appointment with me the dentist came in to do his exam first. He washed his hands and started putting on his gloves as he was saying hello. Coty became very upset and you could tell she was not going to allow him to get near her. Finally after much thought her mom said to the dentist, "Oh, Coty's telling you that she is very allergic to latex and that you need to use the vinyl gloves." WOW!!! That lesson has stayed with me and has determined how I view disabled people, especially, CP beings. I am now an amputee and know I am treated differently than I used to be. I think of Coty and know she has educated so many people about her intelligence out preforming her body movements and speech. I try to use that in my own life with my disability. I know she helped me to appreciate and see CP people as just people with mostly normal intelligence and above, with so much to offer. I think of her often.
Thank you so much for sharing with us. And explaining what it is. I often wondered good for you gonna get you through it. And it's wonderful that you've got him on your side
My daughter has CP she just turned 35. She is the light of my life! Thank you for your video. You confirmed what I have always thought about my daughter. She is incredibly limited. God has given me an earth angel my daughter Lacey she gives me purpose and she brought me to my faith in Jesus! Anyone with CP is an earth angel. God bless you!
By the way I call my daughter's wheelchair her chariot! The song swing low sweet chariot coming forth to carry me home! I pray for Jesus to come soon and call us up into the clouds with him. My daughter will be changed in a moment and a twinkling of an eye! She will sing and dance for Jesus!
❤Thank you. We who aren't affected by CP or other physical issue need to be reminded that you are also a child of God and need love and respect. We need to SEE you as you really are. God bless you
Thanks for educating us. I am trying to learn more about our brains. Years ago I volunteered with youth with cerebral palsy , I believe. We swam in a warm indoor pool in upstate NY, which was lovely in winter. .
This is almost exactly my younger sister who is 67 years old. Presently when she was born she was given a time frame of maybe up to 10 years old and here she is. Today in 1989 she became a left leg amputee due to circulation problems in her left foot. Her body is her worst enemy. She has 81° curve of the spine. She is verbal with a little stuttering. Her mental capacity is marvelous. She did have two years of college. She does live in a group home. She goes to work every day. Her right arm and hand is magnificent but her left iron is been an atrophy since birth 💐
Healthcare fails so so many. Getting a baby immediately into a hyperbaric 02 chamber is key with CP and all anoxia/hypoxia.....I get mad sometimes FOR patients/people who were left neglected because mainstream refuses to go outside the box. I experienced it as a young child, and more damaging, as an adult which left me 'dis'abled, but it's also just another affliction that the Lord permitted in His Holy Will, for those He knows will glorify Him in it by loving others and giving others the opportunity to love us. It can be lonely, especially with out a community, support, etc. You are precious, and I LOVE the crown
She’s so brave 🙏 and you can absolutely see her intellect mind working away behind that gaze ❤ I pray she may be blessed with all the Lord has set out for her despite her disability.
Thank you for introducing me to CP. You are very courageous and have given me a little glimpse of your world. I wonder, do you talk through an app? Can you give us some helpful suggestions to help us interact with people who have CP? I know there are varying degrees of disability. Many thanks. Jocelyn
Nice to meet you! I am sorry that you have faced certain challenges in life but man, does it seem you have conquered them! I pray more people find out the actual person before them without assumptions of their ability. Technology has opened so many opportunities for this!
God bless you. To have the Brain inteligence is a blessing. Lam 3:19-24: "Remembering mine affliction This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him."
Hi. Thanks for the information. I never knew that people with cp knew what was wrong. Or could communicate. I also didn't know what exactly what it was. So if I meet someone with this how do address them?
We appreciate your desire to interact with people living with disabilities in a kind and respectful way. Lots of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, can impact people in a variety of ways. As you interact with a person with a disability, it is important to get to know them as an individual. Take time to ask them questions to learn more about them and discover their likes and needs. And remember to speak directly to the person and in the same way you would speak to anyone their chronological age. If you'd like to learn more about welcoming and including people with disabilities into your church, please visit our website, joniandfriends.org/church/. God bless you!
i understand… so many do not… their lack of knowledge is a wall between beautiful relationships ❤most think the damage means that those with cp are always lacking any intelligence or true emotion… not so… bless you and may God show those who don’t understand , the way❤
Thank you for the education in cp. Bless you very intelligent lady
And she's a queen at that... what a beautiful blessing ❤
Bless you sweet sister 🙏❤️
Thank you for the information. I would love to hear more about the desires of your heart.
I understand you 💯. My son also had cerebral palsy. It was the worst of times and the best of times. He was very smart. I enjoyed being his mother. So many wonderful and rich memories! ❤🙏
What happened to him?
Wonderfully explained, thank you.
Thank you for sharing this. I knew a little about CP but learned much! ❤
Same. 😮😊
You are wonderful and loved by God. ❤
You look like a real princess!😊
She IS!
One thing I loved about about the TV show in US called "Speechless" was that it showed a non verbal CP young man (played by an actor who actually had CP!) and it showed that he went through all the same emotions as everyone like school crushes and that he was smart and funny and able to go to college. It didn't infantilize him. BTW I met the actor and he was a great guy and his family was incredibly sweet and supportive as well.
Beautiful lady loved by the Lord Jesus.
God bless you. Your glorified body is reserved for you in heaven.
I am old but I remember learning about CP on the show The Facts Of Life. Finding out that it was in no way an intellectual disability changed how I perceived and interacted with people I could see were disabled for the rest of my life. Visibility, education, and inclusion are so important.
Bless your beautiful soul dear sister in Jesus Christ ❤..amen
One of the things I hope I will witness in heaven is the people who have suffered disabilities here on earth we will rejoice watching their first use of their bodies in perfect glory! Praise the Lord 🥰✝️🙌💃❤
You are very beautiful ❤ Thank you for sharing your message to help others understand better!
GOD bless you. ❤
Hello 🙂
My husband has CP and it is painful for me to see how many talk to him as if he was a child. He has a speech impediment but it's not too serious but people assume he is intellectually slow and he is very hurt by that. Thank you for sharing this. He is also in a wc and his dexterity is terrible. So frustrating. Like you , he knows alot and if his body would cooperate he would be a mechanic because he knows very much.
One day I asked him what he thought was his greatest handicap. He answered " my mobility".
I told him I think the worst one was his speech impediment because it causes much isolation and misunderstanding. If he was able to speak normally he could still interact socially in a normal way and that isolation is the hardest thing to bear.
Hugs to you 💕
God bless you dear princess 💖. I would love to give you a hug ❤. You are beautiful inside and out and it shines through your eyes 😘
❤ I’m really happy to hear you share this. Thanks for putting it out there
Thank you for spreading awareness about this important issue 👏❤
Thank you for sharing this with us, it is very helpful for me..
Thank you for enlightening us. Much love to you🎉❤
❤ You are recognized and loved.
God bless you! You have a wonderful smile! Thank you for the information!
Thank you for sharing this ❤
Hi! Glad you shared your story ❤️❤️❤️👍😊
I love you and one day we're not gonna have these old bodies to carry around. I'll look for you in the kingdom because I wanna hug as we rejoice in what the Lord has given us. Lord bless you sweet sister. Jesus told me you are his.❤
Beautifully explained. ♥️
No matter how we look on the outside, there is a “whole unaffected person INSIDE”-well said, sister!
Thank you for sharing!
You are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your life ❤
Thank you for sharing. ♥️
Good bless you.
You are amazing.
Thanks for the clarification; some people think that people who have CP have mental disabilities. God bless you‼️
Amen sweetheart. Blessings to you.❤
Thank You for sharing
Hello Brooke 👋 thank you for sharing your story and being such a great advocate and educator! You radiate love and compassion. May the Lord bless and keep you! Much love and hugs! ❤
Keep teaching we all need to know more to understand 👍
I have mild spastic Cerebral palsy diplegia.
Sister we are PRAYING over you and joni here in WASHINGTON INDIANA I decree and I declare in this season of CREATIVE MIRACLES that you both are restored, renewed, rebooted, refreshed completely overhauled by the healing power of the lord JESUS CHRIST......3/4/2024 9:30 pm.....your both blessed in JESUS MIGHTY NAME
Thank you for educationing me about how it fects you. Love you. God Bless you.
Thanks for the info! God bless.
God bless this lovely woman who is both intelligent and beautiful. Thank you for this education on cerebral palsy, I appreciate it. May the Lord bless you and keep you… and give you peace.
Thanks. Love the tiara, btw
Hi Sweetheart! Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I applaud you for your openness. I can see that you are busy living your best life and I pray for many more happy, healthy years to come. God has given you a voice and the ability to communicate. We have an awesome God! I've always said that 'disabled doesn't mean unable'. I worked in special education for 30 years and had the privilege of working with some students with cerebral palsy. Such cuties! To God be the glory. Great things He has done!❤️
Thank you my sister! You are so beautiful 😍🙏✝️❤️
God bless you now and always!❤
Thanks for sharing sweet Lady
Warm Hugs from Amman 🇯🇴
God bless you! It’s great to spread the word about how CP affects someone who has it. People indeed have to be aware specially that, as you’ve said, it has no impact on the soul and mind, only on the body.
Thank you❤
❤❤❤❤❤ actually having an MD client made me grow to be a great deal more human… and I am eternally grateful for the butt kicking(s).
Good Morning Ma'am. I hope you have an awesomely amazing life.! ❤
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When I became a dental hygienist 40 years ago, I had an 11-year-old girl, Coty, with CP. She sat on her mother's lap and they would both lie back to have her exam and cleaning. Her mother could not always understand her, but she could much better than the dentist and myself. On her first appointment with me the dentist came in to do his exam first. He washed his hands and started putting on his gloves as he was saying hello. Coty became very upset and you could tell she was not going to allow him to get near her. Finally after much thought her mom said to the dentist, "Oh, Coty's telling you that she is very allergic to latex and that you need to use the vinyl gloves." WOW!!! That lesson has stayed with me and has determined how I view disabled people, especially, CP beings. I am now an amputee and know I am treated differently than I used to be. I think of Coty and know she has educated so many people about her intelligence out preforming her body movements and speech. I try to use that in my own life with my disability. I know she helped me to appreciate and see CP people as just people with mostly normal intelligence and above, with so much to offer. I think of her often.
Thank you so much for sharing with us. And explaining what it is. I often wondered good for you gonna get you through it. And it's wonderful that you've got him on your side
If people look in your eyes, they can tell how smart, funny, and real woman you are. BLESSED BE My Lady🌷🪻⚘️🍀
A Colorado 🌲 Mountain Woman💜✌🏻😘
Thank you for sharing this with all of us. Our assumptions are so wrong. It's nice to meet you. I'm Angel.
My daughter has CP she just turned 35.
She is the light of my life! Thank you for your video. You confirmed what I have always thought about my daughter.
She is incredibly limited. God has given me an earth angel my daughter Lacey she gives me purpose and she brought me to my faith in Jesus! Anyone with CP is an earth angel. God bless you!
By the way I call my daughter's wheelchair her chariot! The song swing low sweet chariot coming forth to carry me home! I pray for Jesus to come soon and call us up into the clouds with him. My daughter will be changed in a moment and a twinkling of an eye! She will sing and dance for Jesus!
You are so welcome! God bless you for sharing this!
❤❤❤ wishing only good things for you. 🙏🙏🙏
You are beautiful! Your eyes are gorgeous.😊
Nice to meet you . I subscribed . Lkg fwd to seeing more vids in future ❤
❤❤❤❤you are awesome..
You truly are worthy of your tiara 👑 ❤
❤Thank you. We who aren't affected by CP or other physical issue need to be reminded that you are also a child of God and need love and respect. We need to SEE you as you really are. God bless you
Thanks for educating us. I am trying to learn more about our brains.
Years ago I volunteered with youth with cerebral palsy , I believe. We swam in a warm indoor pool in upstate NY, which was lovely in winter.
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You look gorgeous 💐❤️
God Bless you 🤍.
This is almost exactly my younger sister who is 67 years old. Presently when she was born she was given a time frame of maybe up to 10 years old and here she is. Today in 1989 she became a left leg amputee due to circulation problems in her left foot. Her body is her worst enemy. She has 81° curve of the spine. She is verbal with a little stuttering. Her mental capacity is marvelous. She did have two years of college. She does live in a group home. She goes to work every day. Her right arm and hand is magnificent but her left iron is been an atrophy since birth 💐
God bless u and may He wrap His loving arms around u and keep u in His care. Love you and keep your faith. He will never leave nor forsake you ❤🙏
God love ya, thanks for having the courage and insight and capabilities to educate the public. May Peace and strength be with you all of your days.
You deserve the best. Hope a treatment is found to give your mobility back!
❤ GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS . TELL MORE ABOUT YOUR HEARTS SOUL.❤😊 ❤
Someday these precious souls will be free!
Beautiful person
Healthcare fails so so many. Getting a baby immediately into a hyperbaric 02 chamber is key with CP and all anoxia/hypoxia.....I get mad sometimes FOR patients/people who were left neglected because mainstream refuses to go outside the box. I experienced it as a young child, and more damaging, as an adult which left me 'dis'abled, but it's also just another affliction that the Lord permitted in His Holy Will, for those He knows will glorify Him in it by loving others and giving others the opportunity to love us. It can be lonely, especially with out a community, support, etc. You are precious, and I LOVE the crown
She’s so brave 🙏 and you can absolutely see her intellect mind working away behind that gaze ❤ I pray she may be blessed with all the Lord has set out for her despite her disability.
God bless you.
Thank you for introducing me to CP. You are very courageous and have given me a little glimpse of your world.
I wonder, do you talk through an app? Can you give us some helpful suggestions to help us interact with people who have CP? I know there are varying degrees of disability. Many thanks. Jocelyn
You are SO beautiful!!
Beautiful lady
Soooo brave😢❤
You
Praise the LORD,May our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all Always,in JESUS CHRIST name Amen 🙏🙏🙏
I love how you can communicate ...Do you have pain through out your body? ❤
Beautiful lady ❤️
THANK YOU for SHARING. CP does NOT NECESSARILY inhibit IQ. 🙏🇺🇲
Wear your crown🎉🎉beautiful
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Nice to meet you! I am sorry that you have faced certain challenges in life but man, does it seem you have conquered them! I pray more people find out the actual person before them without assumptions of their ability. Technology has opened so many opportunities for this!
God bless you. To have the Brain inteligence is a blessing.
Lam 3:19-24: "Remembering mine affliction This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him."
Hi. Thanks for the information. I never knew that people with cp knew what was wrong. Or could communicate. I also didn't know what exactly what it was. So if I meet someone with this how do address them?
We appreciate your desire to interact with people living with disabilities in a kind and respectful way. Lots of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, can impact people in a variety of ways. As you interact with a person with a disability, it is important to get to know them as an individual. Take time to ask them questions to learn more about them and discover their likes and needs. And remember to speak directly to the person and in the same way you would speak to anyone their chronological age. If you'd like to learn more about welcoming and including people with disabilities into your church, please visit our website, joniandfriends.org/church/. God bless you!
Actually, my neighbor had gotten hurt in military service and CP was a result.
Thanks friend 🩷
i understand… so many do not… their lack of knowledge is a wall between beautiful relationships ❤most think the damage means that those with cp are always lacking any intelligence or true emotion… not so… bless you and may God show those who don’t understand , the way❤
Hugs
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May Lord Jesus bless you and your family with all His wonderful blessings. 🙏 ❤
You are sweet and beautiful!
Heart
God Bless🤍 I love you 🙏
Take note! Just because a person has a different voice & lots of random movements, does Not! mean they are not intelligent!!
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