With the holiday season approaching us, I tend to reflect on all the life experiences I had because of my cerebral palsy and why I consider my cerebral palsy to be one of the best Christmas gifts I’ve ever received. Cerebral palsy has allowed me to see the world from a unique perspective – Cerebral palsy has allowed me to see society from a different perspective from the people I met to the way I move around every day is a new adventure. Cerebral palsy has allowed me to build friendships – if it wasn’t for me having Cerebral palsy…
Author: Tylia Flores
Tylia Flores
Tylia Flores is a 22-year-old born with cerebral palsy. Although her condition has affected her mobility, it has never affected her will and determination to make a difference in the world. Through her many life challenges and obstacles, she discovered her passion for writing. Tylia’s goal in life is to share her stories with the world. In doing so, she hopes to help others with disabilities realize that they, too, have the potential to make their dreams come true.
One of the biggest misconceptions about people with disabilities is that they don’t have the social skills to understand what love truly means, or they don’t want to have a significant other. I’m here to tell you that it is false. People with disabilities have the same desire as anyone else to have a relationship. I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. I’ve dreamt of the day I would get married in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee and ride off in the Gen. Lee from the “Dukes of Hazzard.” My experience dating in society with a disability has always been challenging,…
Last year I went through my first real break up and it was quite a difficult journey for me as a young adult and having to experience those types of emotions quite intently I didn’t know where to turn to escape from my sad thoughts at the time. It wasn’t until I had come home from a physical Therapy season when I decided to go on Netflix’s and go through the recommended things to watch. When I found The Ranch and form the second I got introduced to the storyline of the main character Colt Bennett who was a high…
Many of us have a movie that we adore and love watching over and over again for myself I love watching movies whether it be on Netflix or on Amazon Prime or the old fashion way we all have a movie that has inspired us to be better than what you are today. Try Amazon Prime 30 Day Free Trial Those movies for me are Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” as a child I struggled a lot with my situation and being different from everyone else my age since I have to use a wheelchair to be…
People may not realize this but in society, we are all authors of our own lives. So, we have to take control of the pen despite the obstacles we face in life like myself, for example, I chose to take control of my pen because I want people to know my story with Cerebral palsy in my own way. Versus other people, I want to tell my story in my own way as the woman with Cerebral Palsy that stomps on Cerebral palsy. I wouldn’t want anyone else to tell my story because they haven’t lived the journey of your…
I was born with Cerebral Palsy yes which makes ” Disabled ” in the social terms of wording. But I refuse to call myself Disabled because there is nothing wrong with me I just have different abilities just like everyone else in the world we all have different wants and desires. When you think about the word Disabled can You automatically come to the conclusion that a person can’t do much with it being the struggle. But I refuse to see my condition as a struggle I see it as something that makes different and makes my life harder because…
One of the biggest misconceptions about cerebral palsy is that were not able to understand socialization or have an average normal life when indeed we do have the abilities to go out and be ourselves and shine. For example, I’m now 23 years old and I’m continuing to stomp on the barriers that come my way with Cerebral Palsy. I love to write, travel the world, read books, and inspire others to stomp on the issues that come their way. Within in the years of me writing about my Cerebral Palsy people always asked me how to do have such…
Living with cerebral palsy has its ups and downs, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. There are many things I want people to understand about my condition — just because I have this condition that God has blessed me with doesn’t mean it has me. There are many great things about having Cerebral Palsy. Where do I start? Well, for one thing, since I live in Florida I like to go to Universal Studios now and then. I can get on every roller coaster first. If it’s my favorite ride, for example, I’m a huge fan of the Harry Potter…