Who Is Melody?
My name is Melody and I have cerebral palsy and can’t speak. I also have a photographic memory and I’m very very smart! I have a mum, a dad, a little sister, and a dog. Technically I’m disabled, but that doesn’t mean my disability is my identity.
No one ever reads my story, because of my disability. I’m a book with pages, my cover is where you all stop dead in your tracks. It’s a little beat up and is falling apart. I drool, and I’m a mess, sometimes my eye twitches, and I lose control over my body. I can only make some sounds and I can’t do anything on my own. As you can see, the cover of my story is a disaster, but if you read me, you’ll see I’m just like you on the inside.
My dream is to be accepted. I want friends. I want a best friend who I can share everything with. The only problem is that that will never happen. I can’t be the same as anyone. I want to be normal, whatever that is. My dream is for them to see me. If only they knew...
Who am I?...
I am Melody Brooks.
No one ever reads my story, because of my disability. I’m a book with pages, my cover is where you all stop dead in your tracks. It’s a little beat up and is falling apart. I drool, and I’m a mess, sometimes my eye twitches, and I lose control over my body. I can only make some sounds and I can’t do anything on my own. As you can see, the cover of my story is a disaster, but if you read me, you’ll see I’m just like you on the inside.
My dream is to be accepted. I want friends. I want a best friend who I can share everything with. The only problem is that that will never happen. I can’t be the same as anyone. I want to be normal, whatever that is. My dream is for them to see me. If only they knew...
Who am I?...
I am Melody Brooks.