"Do you sleep in that in your bed?" Child aged 4

For me, having Cerebral Palsy is sometimes like having something missing. There are times that I think however happy I feel, being disabled will reduce this feeling-it will in some ways always make me sad but there are other times when I hardly think about it. I sometimes feel a sense of grief for myself that I never walked and that I will never be totally independent and I wonder what life would have been like if I had. But I do not allow myself to dwell on this for too long because it would ruin my life. I am not bitter nor am I resentful towards my situation. People often say to me 'you must think, why me' but I never do. I do not like this type of attitude because I find it quite self- indulgent. I was born with a condition and I have to get on with my life. My goal is and always has been to achieve my own personal best and concentrate on how to make life easier. I can't say that I never think about what could have been or about how nice it would be to not have a disability but I have lots of good things in my life and I tend to focus on those.