Although it has a touch of ‘pity porn’ to it, not least in the choice of music, I think I’ll flag this short video up. It is by a student with cerebral palsy in the states, and much of what she says strikes a chord with me. She points out the frustrations of having a body which acts ten times slower than one’s mind, and of not being able to type as fast as one thinks. I can see some saying it’s riddled with self pity, but you could say it’s just honest. Although she says things like ”I see only the faintest light taunting me, glittering in the horizon, yet I am eager to ascend onto the bright pathway ahead despite the obstacles.” [puke!] nevertheless we need more of this sort of honesty; we need more people with cp to tell others what it’s like to have bodies like ours, as only then can they begin to understand.