Out of everything I have had to deal with, my handwriting is something I continue to struggle with. It's not something I am always comfortable in talking about.

Although I understand why I struggled to join up the outlines on my handwriting as a child, my handwriting is still something I struggle with. Understanding why validates the struggle. It’s another part of my struggle, of my disability, and a part of ‘me.' It’s what I get to deal with, not something I can change.

This is just another piece of my cerebral palsy jigsaw. Around the creative side of my damaged brain, it's something I continue to struggle with. I can remember handwriting issues and my teachers’ comments, asking me to write bigger and speed up, neither of which I could do.

Years on and it's clear why it was impossible. My struggle is years on having to continue to struggle, with no help.