This First Person article is the experience of Alex Lytwyn who lives with cerebral palsy and is an ambassador for Manitoba Possible. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
Cerebral palsy makes small tasks turn into enormous challenges. How, for example, can I enter a store when I can’t access the automatic door opener from my wheelchair?
This question used to overwhelm me.
On that particular day, a few customers walked by me, but just as I built up enough courage to ask for help, they were gone.
To complicate matters even further, I was embarrassed and unsure of myself. With a disability that confines me to a
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