With this book, I intend, like many people, to leave my mark so that you can learn from my life experience, and see from another angle what it is like to live day by day with a disability. For me, it has been a lifestyle very different from any other woman's life, because every day is a new challenge. I hope with all my heart that this book will enlighten you and give you an insight into my search for everyday solutions to cope. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is due to damage to the immature and developing brain, most often before birth. Signs and symptoms appear during the first year of life or preschool years. In general, cerebral palsy causes movement impairment associated with abnormal reflexes, limpness or stiffness of the limbs and trunk, abnormal posture, involuntary movements, unsteady gait, or a combination of these. People with cerebral palsy may have problems swallowing and often have eye muscle imbalance, where the eyes do not focus on the same object.