HI. MY NAME IS TRACY. I AM 26 YEARS OLD. I WAS BORN WITH ARTHROGRYPOSIS. IT IS A TIGHTENING UP IN THE MUSCLES AND JOINTS AND THE DETERIORATION OF THE BONES. WHEN I WAS BORN, MAINLY MY RIGHT SIDE WAS AFFECTED. AND, AFTER MY FIRST SURGERY AT THE AGE OF 1, MY LEFT SIDE WAS SOON AFFECTED. ALL TOGETHER I HAVE HAD 26 SURGERIES.
WHEN I WAS 3 YEARS OLD, I HAD STARTED SCHOOL. THEY HAD ME IN SPECIAL EDUCATION UP UNTIL KINDERGARTEN. FIRST GRADE I WAS MAINSTREAMED INTO REGULAR EDUCATION WITH LEARNING DISABILITY CLASSES.
ONE OF MY HOSPITALIZATIONS WHEN I HAD SURGERIES I WAS ON TV. IT WAS DURING CHRISTMAS TIME AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO PLAY JINGLE BELLS ON MY KEYBOARD. I PLAYED TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR INSTEAD.
MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD I USED CRUTCHES EVEN THOUGH I COULD WALK WITHOUT MY CRUTCHES IN THE HOUSE. I HAD TO USE THEM WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE. THE THINGS THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO DO, I HAVE ADAPTED SO THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THEM. MOST OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT, THAT HAS AMC, THERE HANDS AND ARMS ARE TURNED OUTWARD OR ARE IN A WHEELCHAIR. MY ONLY LIMITATION IS MY RIGHT HAND. IF I WOULDNT HAVE HAD ALL THE SURGERIES THEN I WOULDNT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY AS MOBILE AS I AM TODAY. I USE A WALKER, A SCOOTER, AND I HAVE A POWER AND A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR, AND OTHER ASSISTED DEVICES. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS DOWN TO ONE CANE. AND, I HAD WROTE AN ARTICLE FOR SCHOOL AND IT GOT INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR BOOK. KIDS USED TO PICK ON ME TERRIBLY IN SCHOOL, BUT I HAD A MOTTO: I MAY BE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, BUT I AM NOT MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. AND, IF I WERE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
I HAVE HAD TWO HIP REPLACEMENTS SINCE I HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. BESIDES TELLING YOU ALL ABOUT ME AND MY DISABILITY I WILL BE SHARING TWO OTHER PAGES WITH YOU AS WELL. ONE, IS BREAKING MY SILENCE, THAT IS ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE. THE OTHER IS A COLLECTION OF MY RECENT SHORT STORIES I WRITE WITH MY POEMS.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE ME, I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK TO NEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE AMC OR ARTHROGRYPOSIS, AND ALWAYS LEARN MORE ABOUT ARTHROGRYPOSIS ALSO.
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