Hi, my name is lewisb22. I've only ever met one person with CP

lewisb22

hi im new here. and i've only ever met one person with c.p

Ross_Alumni

Hi @lewisb22 and welcome tot he community.

How are you? 

We have many users who have CP, we even have a category dedicated to the subject which you may like to browse.

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community @lewisb22 As Ross says, we have lots of users with CP who I'm sure would love to chat with you. 

Do you have any particular questions or concerns? Or perhaps some experiences you'd like to share? Feel free to get stuck in with any discussions that interest you!

janer1967

Hi and welcome from me too if you want to meet others we have a CP cafe on mondays for users to chat as a group 

Tori_Scope

Good point @janer1967. Here is the link for the cafe @lewisb22

lewisb22

thanks

chiarieds

Hi @lewisb22 - & welcome to this great community. Thank you for joining, & I'm sure you'll enjoy being part of this group. I hope you are keeping well.

lewisb22

hi id like to talk to people with c.p please or perents that have children with c.p. I'm 37

Ross_Alumni

Hi @lewisb22

How are you? 

We have many users with CP, and many parents of children with CP. We have a category dedicated to Cerebral Palsy and similarly a category for parents and carers, both of which you may like to browse.

lewisb22

hi im ok but feel like an alien right now. i have mild c.p id like to speak to people with similar my intentions is to make friends

Ross_Alumni

I'm sorry to hear that @lewisb22, you might enjoy our virtual CP welcome cafes,, which take place every Monday afternoon. It's a great chance to meet others.

Richard_Scope

Hi @lewisb22
Good to meet you. I live with CP too. There are 130,000 adults with CP in the U.K. and 17 million across the world.
Ask me any question you like. Until I found the Scope online community about 6 years ago, I only knew one other person with CP.

lewisb22

hi Richard where about do you come from? how does it effect your everyday life? I have mild c,p. people generally don't;think i have anything wrong with me some say comments like "are you drunk, are you stoned."  but it does effect me to mentally process things

Richard_Scope

Well, my CP means that all of my limbs are affected and I use a wheelchair. My legs are very stiff but I can stand and walk a little bit. my hands are affected too. So things like shoelaces are very tricky.
I'm in the West Midlands

WestHam06

Hi @lewisb22, 
                        How are you? Welcome to the community and thank you for joining us. I have CP and would be happy to answer any questions you may have, please feel free to ask. This community is very friendly and supportive. Thank you