Meeting Comedian Josh Blue — My Cerbral Palsy Icon

I got to meet my CP icon, the absolutley hysterical @joshbluecomedy during cerebral palsy awareness month! Josh put on a brilliant show tonight and I could not be happier that I got to see him live.

This was my first time using oil pastels. I drew a quick portrait with ink and oil pastels for Josh and gave it to him, and had him sign my print!

Slide 1: close up of the print
Slide 2: me geeking out with Josh (truly a hellacious photo of me but we’re going to ignore that)
Slide 3: the full print
Slide 4: sacred heart community theater
Slide 5: my handsome boyfriend and I, who has been so incredibly supportive of me and my CP, always
Slide 6: the original drawing signed
Slide 7: close up details of the oil pastels
Slide 8: again, the best man in the universe and I
Slide 9: my print next to the original photo I used as a reference!

I have to add — my entire life, I hide my disabilities out of shame. These past few months, being open about them has felt