Katie’s Blog
As I was reading Katie’s blog I learned a lot about her life, the people that are important to her, her struggles, and some insights into the life of a twenty-one-year-old woman with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsyrefers to a group of disorders that involveloss of movement or loss of other nerve function. Even though Katie’s life seems to be filled with a lot of pain and disappointment she is able to keep moving forward and touching peoples lives. For Katie, this blog seems to be a stress reliever. Even though she tries to go about her day making the people around her believe that everything is okay, sometimes the pressure of always wearing a mask takes its toll. Having the ability to write in her blog gives her a great sense of relief. I can relate to Katie because I enjoy journaling to relieve my stress. I might seem okay to the people around me, but my journal holds my true feelings, just as Katie’s blog holds hers.
The way Katie chooses to word some of the things she says in her blogs is very poetic. She talks about the fact that people should live every day with the attitude that it might be their last day. I was also impressed that she said that she used to hate her disability until she saw she could change the world for people with cerebral palsy. That takes a big person to say something like this. I’m not sure I would be able to say the same thing if I were in her shoes.
I am glad I got the chance to read her blogs. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first saw the missing punctuation and misspellings that fill them. But with a little effort I was able to read Katie’s blog and see the remarkable things she chose to share with us.
Link to Katie’s blog: http://myheaven220.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2007-11-29T15%3A14%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=50