For Nannette who has cerebral palsy and inspired me to write this book in recognition of her multiple accomplishments for my daughter Rebecca & grandchildren who demonstrated how much fun it could be to think like a child for friends & family who helped me to keep my dream alive and especially for Sydney
My name is Sydney and I have cerebral palsy
I am a lot like you but I do have to do some things differently Cerebral palsy means that my brain has a hard time sending messages to the rest of my body Cerebral palsy affects different people in different ways For me having cerebral palsy means that my arms and legs work differently than other people’s
My brain was injured when I was born but my parents and the nurses at the hospital thought I was purrr-fect like all babies Like all babies I slept a lot
