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I'll Do It Myself: Cerebral Palsy Can't Stop Me Kindle Edition

by Glenda Watson Hyatt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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Glenda has cerebral palsy. A lack of oxygen at birth meant she would not be able to walk, her hands would not function well and her speech would be almost impossible to understand. Her parents were advised to institutionalize her. She wouldn’t amount to anything, the experts said.

Yet, this gutsy redhead proved them wrong. Glenda was integrated into a regular classroom long before mainstream was a buzzword. She went on to earn the Canada Cord, the highest award in Girl Guides, and the Outstanding Junior Student Award. The girl who could not walk won a gold medal in horseback riding!

How did she do it? Read Glenda’s inspiring autobiography I’ll Do It Myself! Glenda intimately shares her life story to show others cerebral palsy is not a death sentence, but rather a life sentence.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004FPYPD4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Soaring Eagle Communications (December 8, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 399 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 181 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0978185013
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Glenda Watson Hyatt

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Born not breathing for six minutes, Glenda Watson Hyatt started her life with an extra mountain to climb: cerebral palsy. Fortunately, she landed in the right family where "can't" was banned from the home.

Though she started school in a special education class, from fourth grade on she was in regular education classes. She kept up with assignments the same way she now writes and blogs: typing with her left thumb. As technology improved, she exchanged the electric typewriter for increasingly sophisticated tools and has recently added the iPad to her arsenal.

Now as a motivational speaker, Glenda shares her own unique life experiences to encourage, to entice, to motivate others to move forward, to go for it, to strive for their potential and to live life more fully.

Her family lived in and around the west coast of British Columbia. Glenda now lives in Surrey (near Vancouver) not far from where she attended elementary school. Although Glenda feels like she has gone full circle, this time around living in the area she has her husband of 15 years, Darrell, who also has cerebral palsy which makes life twice as interesting, and memories of her beloved seventeen year old Faith kitty. Life is good.

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CactusLove
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Enlightening...
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2011
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I bought this book for the Kindle App on my iPad. The moment I started reading it, I was hooked. With short stops to refill my cup of tea, I read it all in one sitting.
What a beautifully articulate autobiography. There are laughs and tears and "wow" moments throughout.
I would recommend this book for ALL parents... parents of children with disabilities or ANY parent who is looking for hope. For kids, this is a fantastic read - - - as a kid, I was timid to get to know any person who wasn't "like me". Glenda's book could have helped a kid like me!

I recommend this book to everyone! Teachers - DO NO MISS THIS!!!!
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Alan Venable
4.0 out of 5 stars The perspective of "nonverbal" cerebral palsy
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2013
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I've been reading various nonfiction recently trying to get a feel for what it's like to live with cerebral palsy in its various forms. Others include "Karen" and "With Love From Karen" by Marie Kallilea, both written years ago about Karen who was born in 1940 and whose CP did no impair her speech; and Meg Dever's autobiographical "The Size of a Dime," which deals mainly with her undergoing a particular controversial surgery for CP as a young woman in the 1960s. Glenda Hyatt's autobiography "I'll Do It Myself" is her life story from birth (1966) to roughly now (2013). Of everything I've read so far, this is the most revealing from the viewpoint of a person with CP. It's different from the other books also in that her version of CP prevents her from speaking understandably to people who aren't very used to deciphering what she means to say. That of course brings a whole new level of challenge, which continues into her adult (and married) life especially when it comes to making an independent living. Despite big limitations on how fast she can type (with one thumb), she manages to work in various written-verbal capacities via computers and the Internet. By the end of the book she's giving speeches using the same types of recording-assisted devices my late dearly loved brother in law Colin Portnuff was using to give speeches in the later stages of his ALS.

As the other reviews mention, Glenda's book is very concrete, direct, and surely inspirational. In a future edition I hope she might give more detail about her speech and its limitations, and more, too, about her meeting, marriage and partnership with her husband who also has CP. Apparently his strengths and weaknesses are very different from hers, but together they cover all the bases.
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Julie Gallaher
5.0 out of 5 stars Glenda is a peach!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012
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I've met Glenda Watson Hyatt several times, but knew nothing of her life history. I'll Do It Myself is a sweet and charming story of family, childhood and overcoming life's challenges.

Abraham Lincoln said "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Glenda's writing shows that she's made up her mind, and she'll encourage you to feel better, too.

Everyone should read this book.
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Mandz
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2012
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A great read!!! I myself have Cerebral Palsy so I really enjoyed reading about how someone else has dealt with similar situations! I have always wanted to write a book, this has now inspired me to do the same! Brilliant!!
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Tim Elliott
4.0 out of 5 stars Consummate Courage
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013
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Her courage and fortitiude is amazing, it reminded me of something I read many years ago as a child. A man wrote, " I complained because I had no shoes, then I met a man with no feet." She has risen above her limits and shown us all that having the courage to overcome your obstacles in life and believe in yourself will enable you to succeed against any challenge thrust upon you.
This book should be in every school library for all kids to read and reflect on,and then perhaps, we might not get so many school dropouts?.
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Nicolette Quinn
5.0 out of 5 stars So informative, beautiful, and inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016
I read this to better understand the life of a person with cp. I now have a greater appreciation and significantly greater empathy for those around me with cp. I'd recommend this book to anyone who knows someone with a disability and wants to approach him/her normally but is not sure how. This book has inspired me to work hard to connect with those in my life that are affected by disabilities. Thank you Glenda.
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Mary McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars A Lesson in Determination and Perseverance - with a healthy dose of humor!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012
I read Glenda's book with anticipation - some of my favorite books growing up with in the same vein, and I hoped this one would be just as good. I wasn't disappointed - in fact, I was thrilled with the story, the quality of writing, the obvious wit and humor that resides in every page, and the sheer grit of someone who is not going to take "no" for an answer nor allow others to "do" for her when she can so obviously and completely "Do It [her]self".

I originally bought this book for my daughter's achievement in Girl Scouts, but ended up reading it cover to cover before giving it to her. Glenda thoughtfully inscribed the book to my daughter (a benefit of getting a paper copy) and now I'm thrilled that it's also available in Kindle version! Way to go!

This book is for anyone who likes to root for the good guys (or in this case, gal). I highly recommend it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Relatable Personal Narrative
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018
Gave an inside account of navigating growing and the wider world with a disability. As a new parent to spunky character with CP I wanted that perspective very much. I took nuggets away that will guide some discussions with our little such as the topic of osteoporosis & fitness. The story does jump around a bit and that can be a little confusing. Very thankful for the insights!
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