Annie Cp and Me

When having any type of illness or disability in your life, there is always gonna be stereotypes that go along with it, mainly I find stereotypes are made by the media, such a films etc. Lets start with the stereotype of cerebral palsy, what's the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of someone with cerebral palsy, is it someone in a wheel chair, how about someone who is unable to talk or move.... Well it is know that in 2008 there was 58.2% of children with CP that could walk independently, with only 11.3% needing a hand held mobility device and 30,6% with no mobility, so even the statistics show that the stereotypes are wrong! There are many stereotypes of people with CP and they all frustrate me! for instance, the stereotype that people with CP can not live, because yes there will be some of us in the world that will need extra support, but that doesn't mean they can't live independlty, the growing technology, modification in peoples homes or even s...

hey guys!! once again would like to thank you all for following and reading my blog, you have no idea how much that means to me, so thank you! self care. what does that even mean, well that's exactly what I thought when someone asked me if I could do a blog about it, self care is about how you look after your health in any type of situation, well then I thought, physical or mental?.. the thing is it could be both, it is important in life to look after both your mental and physical health. especially in todays society. in todays society I believe that is the up most importance to look after your mental health, there is so many stigmas going around about mental health. the stigma that people who ask for help, are not really struggling but asking for attention, the  stigma that if you ask for help it will ruin your popularity, your friendship's, your life. in my eyes that is when all the problems occur, if your worrying about what everyone else thinks, and not worrying ab...