This autobiographical account of a young woman explores how it feels to live with cerebral palsy while struggling to have a full life despite the challenges facing her every day. Original.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strong writing, a good introduction to CP,
This review is from: From Where I Sit: Making My Way with Cerebral Palsy (Mass Market Paperback)
As a woman with Cerebral Palsy myself, I was very interested in this book. I found it to be well-written, clear, and honest. It demonstrates maturity, and is a good treatment of many facets of life with a disability. In a previous review on this page, however, it was mistakenly assumed that Cerebral Palsy is a disease. Although this is more than understandable, I would like to point out that it is, rather, a condition caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain before, during, or after birth. Diseases are generally progressive, and many can be fatal. Although the mobility level of a child with CP often decreases with maturity (due to growth) CP is neither progressive nor fatal, and a full understanding of both the book and the disability is greatly helped by the knowledge of this.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why I liked "From Where I Sit",
This review is from: From Where I Sit: Making My Way with Cerebral Palsy (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed the book because I thought it was very interesting because growing up with a mild physical disability. I could related to her feelings on teasing and feeling different having to go through Physical and Speech therapy.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wherever you sit you should read this!,
By Lindsay T. Lansdale (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: From Where I Sit: Making My Way with Cerebral Palsy (Mass Market Paperback)
Everyone should read this autobiography by Shelly Nixon; it is that gripping and insightful! I don't care how old or young you are, your life will be truly enriched by this woman's point of view. I was highly impressed by the depth of self-understanding she has mastered expressing in print. Shelly's writing is crafted with a acute skill of self-perception, making for a valuably sage autobiography. Shelly's open and personal 'voice' reveals and articulates aspects of human life conditions (specifically her unique human experience) with entertaining personal anecdotes which she synthesizes to provide a clear view of life from where she sits. Shelly's approach is both informing and appropriate to the uplifting message she has to communicate.
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