Category: Life
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2020’s World CP Day
Today, October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day! A day all around the world to celebrate those living with CP. What is CP? Cerebral palsy is damage to a person’s brain before, during or shortly after birth which may leave them with a physical disability. CP comes in many different ways and forms, this…
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Goodbye 18, hello 19
If you didn’t get it from the title, then you might not know its my birthday today 🙃 Looking back on this past year I have had some ups and downs, but also many achievements along the way. Some of the achievements that I have achieved this past year are: I’m looking forward to the…
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Disability Pride 2020
Today marks the end of disability pride month, for those of you that don’t know I’ve been sharing quite a few things on my Facebook (profile here) and Instagram page (profile here). The 26th of July this year marks 30 years since the Disability Rights Act was established in 1975, in the U.S. The…
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Cerebral Palsy Cure
Everyone has moments in where we are having good days and bad days, and this is alright. Being disabled isn’t easy, my parents have worked around the clock to make sure that I had the best possibility in life that I could have, and I can just not thank them enough for what they’ve done…
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Sail away with me
I went on my first Ultimate Challenge voyage in 2018. As a part of the KIC iDiversity program I got awarded this as a scholarship and it was the best time yet. There is nothing better than spending five days away from your devices and the real world to just have a go at something…
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Emotionalist
It’s time to say goodbye to you. We’ve had our ups and downs through high school and I really want you gone. You have been my enemy through bad times and my angel through the good times here at school. A couple weeks ago I officially finished my journey of compulsory schooling and it up…
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Why do I call myself disabled
Just over a couple months ago this hashtag went viral and for those that follow me on Instagram, or like my Facebook page would know this. I have slightly edited this over the time, so I hope you enjoy reading it 🙂 I ask this very question more and more often as I grow out…
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Get to know me
Hi all, for a couple months now I have been n blogging on my site, but today I am going to tell you who I am. Hi everyone I’m Layne Dixon, 17 years old and living with cerebral palsy. Most of you know me through social media, but some of you know me for me.…