Hi everyone, my name is Cassie. I have spastic diplegia Cerebral Palsy. I was wondering if anybody else here is struggling with depression. I have chronic back, knee, and hip pain and most days it's extremely hard to get out of bed. Most days are exhausting and I have had to take a medical leave of absence from my masters program because I can barely function anymore. I can barely walk anymore (I normally use a walker) and any trip that requires more than a few steps, I need to use a wheelchair and somebody has to push me because I do not have an electric one. I'm feeling more and more like a burden and I know the people around me love me and support me but my days are getting harder and life, it seems, is getting worse. I know CP is not to degenerative but the effects from it are and over the past year I have really gone down hill, in a medical sense. I am severely depressed because of this and I just want to know that there are others out there like me, that I'm not alone, and if you happen to have any advice or kind words I would really appreciate it. And this is the first CP community that I have joined and I'm pretty new to this so please, be kind :)
