I have gone thru countless hours of physical therapy to strengthen my legs and feet. I am happy to report that I AM walking and carrying on a very normal life, with very few limitations. It has been a difficult journey to say the least. I have struggled most of my life with depression, given the challenges of Spina Bifida. Kids and adults were very cruel and there was not the education that there is now, about mental, emotional and physical illnesses.
People just have no clue unless they have walked in our shoes.
So, I lived with much chastising, as well as much isolation, sadness and loneliness. I've always felt, I'm not good enough. I was physically, emotionally and mentally abused. I must've done something terribly wrong to deserve this, were my constant thoughts. I was constantly beating myself up.