The week before Christmas was an eventful week as always in #CPChatNow. Members talked about returning to their former clinic, the character of Tiny Tim, their grandparents, and more. This is #CPChatNow Co-Host, Devin Axtman, taking you along on this week’s recap.
The chat started with #CPChatNow Co-Host, Jorge, checking in from a vacation with his family:
Zach also talked about recently seeing A Christmas Carol and being disappointed with the Tiny Tim character:
Wum Gin talked about going back to her old clinic and memories of her gait analysis. We shared memories of the pain from the markers for the gait analysis being removed from our legs:
With the holidays, talk turned to family, and specifically grandparents. Blemi started the conversation by talking about her 95-year-old grandfather who has been a huge influence in her life and how he met her grandmother in a World War II internment camp:
Finally, Zach also discussed a memorable moment where he scooped ice cream for his grandparents. Zach shared his ability to perform tasks is often overlooked:
This brings us to our extend-the-conversation question: What do you wish others knew about your strengths while living with CP?
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-Devin
To answer the week’s extend-the-conversation question I feel my upper body strength is often overlooked. I am stronger than most people realize.
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