How the Movie ‘My Left Foot’ Enabled Me to Dream Again

Published: January 22, 2018
via The Mighty

The movie “My Left Foot,” based on the life of Christy Brown, arrived in theaters in 1989. Even though I watched it long after, I still remember the profound impact it made upon my soul and entire being.

“My Left Foot” is a movie about a man who was born with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy.  The only limb he could control was his left foot. With the support of his mother and family, Christy would go on to write books and poems using only the little toe of his left foot, despite the constant abuse of others and the intolerance of society in general.

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