Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
When you were born,
your umbilical cord was wrapped around your neck five times.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The corded gifts that keep on giving—epilepsy…cerebral palsy.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
You have excess electrical activity in your brain--epilepsy.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
Epilepsy is like a thunderstorm in the brain.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves.
I can do it myself, Mom, don’t you know, I can do it myself….
Can’t you see, Mom, I can’t do it myself, I need your help.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The faster I walk, the more I trip.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves.
Your cerebral palsy accelerates your aging process.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves.
The harder you intend to use your left hand, the more it will shake—intentional tremors.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The more hostile I am, the more intense my tremors.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves...
The more data you throw at me, the slower I compute.
Crossed wires...jangled nerves...
The more instructions I hear, the more I must write them--
the more Velcro from my ear to my brain I need.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The more instructions I hear, the more I must write--
the more Velcro from my ear to my brain I need.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The less I write, the less I remember.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
The more I write, the deeper I think.
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
Crossed wires….jangled nerves….
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