Handicapped Height Fear

Okay, this is pretty interesting title because I have seen one or few.  I know there is lot of fearless but this one I have seen.

My friends has CP (cerebral palsy).  One man and one woman.  At first,  let’s say this woman who is CP but she can walk well.  She has some CP in her legs and back.  She can play softball, golfing, and used running but now can’t because worse in the ages.  I never think she has NO Balance!  I invited her and her friends to TOPGOLF without warning.   I took the bay which is on 2nd floor flat.  She did not say anything till she get on the tee line and turned to us.  She said, “no balance and can’t stand straight because of height”  I realized we are on main level, not lower level and wanted to ask manager.  Her friend told me, “don’t worry she will be fine because she is very good at golfing.”  I sat down and watch her while she do the golf.   She was successful.  I relieved.  How?  She has her friend stand behind her so she can stop friend from falling and her other club beside her foot.  Next tee time, she did herself success alone with her club beside her foot.   Next time, I know CP people need a floor to ground instead of upper floor.

Okay, this man who has right leg and arm as CP.  He can walk just fine but limping because of right side.  He come over my work at TOPGOLF and he stand front of 3rd floor (Upper level).  Lucky, he was stand behind the tee lines, not know how fear in height to him.  He asked me to show the tee line so I lead him to there.  He grabs my arm, “don’t go that far.”  I popped my mind from that lady last time.  I said, “I know.  I try to show you.  Not go over the tee line.  Just show you what it look like.”   He stand behind me where I stand on tee line.  I showed him about screen and golfing.  He wanted go main floor and lower level so I took him 2nd floor (main level).  He said, “still can’t go there on tee lines and can do the golf little on left.”  I smiled at him because I am lefty at swing but I am RIGHT handed.  I took him down to lower level (1st floor)  and he walk while I was behind him.  He walked to TEE LINE himself!  He turned to me and smiled at me.  He walk to me and hugged me because he can play golf on lower level!  I felt relieved, too.

Cerebral Palsy has no balance but can have fearless.   I seen a lot of handicapped people has NO BALANCE but has fearless.  Wheelchair, Blind, Deaf or CP.   They have brave experiences what they loved to do.  Boxing, weightlifting, swimming, softball, golf, or tennis, etc.   Many people has fearless so handicapped do have that too.

-DW

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