Meet Dada Afolabi Olawale, the disability advocate, motivational speaker and Real Estate agent, who is a Cerebral Palsy survivor. He tells of his confidence and belief in his abilities, Cerebral Palsy notwithstanding INN reports
Olawale took to his facebook page to share his life experience with cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy itself is considered a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child’s brain is under development. Cerebral Palsy primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination. Though Cerebral Palsy can be defined, having Cerebral Palsy does not define the person that has the condition.
Olawale said he originally developed Cerebral Palsy at age 2, after a chronic measles infection that nearly claimed his life.
According to him, he was told by his ‘Super Mom’ that, at age 2 after the measles he had, he wasn’t talking and walking and when he finally talked and walked, it was a “drunken master” style i.e slur speech and uncoordinated body movement.
Olawale said: “I was officially diagnosed to have Cerebral Palsy 2010 at Igbobi Orthopedic Hospital. I myself went because I was worried I had developed a scissors leg. You can imagine the shock, despair of a promising handsome young man (that’s me).”
He also said that at first he was hopeful that whatever was responsible for his scissors leg would go away because the doctor, after several assessments, told him to go register at their gymnasium, buy Baclofen (which he later stopped using). He thanked God he did stopped using because he didn’t need it for his Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. “A continuous use would had caused me uncontrolled vibration like Parkinson patient,” he said
Confidently expressing himself, olawale said, “I’m now a Disability Advocate, Speaker, Real Estate Consultant. I’m also married.
I’m overcoming cerebral palsy. God bless my family my number one Support System. I remember playing football with my brothers and as the keeper I will let in like 20 goals. I grew up with a lot of Inspirational and motivational books”, concluded as he make case for cerebral palsy awareness.
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