New hope

This new hope has nothing to do with cerebral palsy at all, but rather, something more exiting! I am getting my braces off in a few months! I have had braces for almost three years now, and let me tell you, good thing I didn't know about it beforehand because I am not sure I would have done it. It's more painful than I thought and because of the pain, it was hard to focus on the big picture. Suddenly I see the end of this journey and it has been hard work with the powerchains breaking, the appointments, the brushing, the stubbornness of my teeth. I used to actually practice closing my mouth the "right" way so that my bite would be correct. I had this stuff in my mouth called "build up" to help me align my upper and lower jaw, which afterwards made it hard to talk. I am glad for this phase in my life to be over, and to be able to move forward!