The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

"A man born with cerebral palsy reflects on his life."--kirkusreviews.com

"In sixteen intimate essays, poet Molly McCully Brown explores living within and beyond the limits of a body-in her case, one shaped since birth by cerebral palsy, a permanent and often painful movement disorder. In spite of-indeed, in response to-physical constraints, Brown leads a peripatetic life: the essays comprise a vivid travelogue set throughout the United States and Europe, ranging from the rural American South of her childhood to the cobblestoned...

"A memoir from the point of view of a girl growing up with a severe form of cerebral palsy and preparing for an experimental surgery to address her condition"--

Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and J.J., her eldest son with cerebral palsy. A single camera comedy about a family with a special-needs teen that is good at dealing with the challenges he faces--and excellent at creating new ones.