Tammy Towell - cerebral palsy patient - Brief Article

Accent on Living, Winter, 2000

Tammy Towell holds a fawn whose parents were killed. Tammy's friend's parents, who were volunteers for a wildlife association were caring for the fawn until it could care for itself.

Tammy, who has cerebral palsy, went from being kept out of school by her mother because of her disability to graduating from college to living with a friend in an apartment. She said she understands why her mother wanted to keep her home to protect her but she needed to become independent so she could survive without her mother. She said, "My body is going downhill, but with my independence will survive!"