Scarlett Murray
Cerebral Palsy & Anxiety: an under-explored relationship
Last month, Up Movement shared the statistic that adults with cerebral palsy are 40% more likely to develop anxiety than adults without CP.
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Scarlett Murray
An exploration into my experiences of having a physical disability.
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Scarlett Murray
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Hemiplegia: Being "Half Disabled"
Hemiplegia: paralysis of one side of the body. “Hemi” – Greek for half. My hemiplegia is a form of cerebral palsy. I have left-sided...
Scarlett Murray
- Jul 8, 2022
- 5 min
Cerebral Palsy and Companionship: No Longer Feeling Alone
Scarlett describes how sharing lived experiences of having cerebral palsy can counteract how lonely the experience of disability can be.
Scarlett Murray
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Dearly Bear: The Toy with the Same Disability as Me
‘We’ve got to find her.’ I say, slightly pleadingly. Mum and I feel like we’re going to pass out in the hot stuffiness of the loft. Mum...
Scarlett Murray
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
I Do Not “Suffer” From Cerebral Palsy
After a medical professional said that Scarlett "suffered" with hemiplegia, she felt riled, and decided to write about it.
Scarlett Murray
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Mummy's Arms
When Scarlett's daughter was born, she did not see her as disabled, she just saw her as Mummy. This changed how Scarlett viewed herself.
Scarlett Murray
- Mar 8, 2022
- 6 min
My Left Hand Woman
As a child, I longed for a disabled friend. I could not articulate why but I knew that I wanted one. I saw only glimpses of kids who were...
Scarlett Murray
- Feb 24, 2022
- 5 min
My Parents and My Disability: Not Too Many Complaints
‘Why? Why? But why? No really, why?’ I have a distinct memory of a conversation I struck up with my mother. I knew that I was disabled. I...
Scarlett Murray
- Feb 10, 2022
- 5 min
Tips for Parenting with Limited Use of One Hand
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I spent a lot of time agonising over how I would physically care for her. Babies are needy,...
Scarlett Murray
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
Dating and the Hide-the-Disability Mode
I remembered his dark hair falling in front of his face when he wrote: turned totally inwards, a left-handed elegant scrawl. He was...
Scarlett Murray
- Dec 17, 2021
- 6 min
Book Review: Places I've Taken My Body and A Dash of Frankenstein
I was sixteen when I first read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I thought it was genius and I’ve thought that each time I’ve re-read it. It...
Scarlett Murray
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
People Will Fancy You: A Meditation on Desirability and Disability
‘You are beautiful.’ Upon hearing this, especially if it is said by a man I am attracted to, my immediate reaction is resistance. A small...
Scarlett Murray
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
'I Did It': How My Disability Has Made Me a More Compassionate Parent
‘I did it!’ shouts my two-year-old daughter. She does a vigorous jig to the music the doorbell emits. She presses it again, ‘I did it!’...
Scarlett Murray
- Oct 21, 2021
- 4 min
Breastfeeding with Hemiplegia
Tentatively, the student midwife tries to reposition my left hand so that it is holding the baby. My left hand fails to flatten against...
Scarlett Murray
- Oct 6, 2021
- 5 min
#WorldCPDay
On my first #WorldCPDay, I ask that you challenge your own reactions to stories about disabled people.
Scarlett Murray
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
Cerebral Palsy
‘What’s wrong with you? You’re walking funny!’ A man, obviously very drunk, shouts at me. I am walking down the street to pick up some...
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