Ataxic Fantastic

Motherhood has changed my life. What a line. An overused and predictable cliché, but it’s a cliché for a reason and it feels good to feel like I belong to another community. To have problems and go through challenges that are more universally understood. To feel “normal” and seen as a mother not just a disabled person. I’d dreamt of being a mother ever since I can remember, it was all I wanted. When I was diagnosed that’s the first place my mind went to. I’ll never be a mother, I truly believed that. Nearly 2 years have passed since our little girl arrived and it has been an adventure. There have been highs and lows, laughter and tears. But having a little human come running for cuddles every time I fall over makes it all worthwhille. She is already more empathetic than lots of adults so it is usually me comforting her when my body doesn’t play ball. We can’t wait to watch her turn into a tolerant, kind and gentle person, that is when she’s not hungry! She has already learnt that her m...