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  Meet Alyssa: She is pro bowler. She has won gold medals for the 1500 meter race. She has cerebral palsy. Her story is worth your time.  I have lived with cerebral palsy all my life. When I was young, I struggled to fit in socially. I did have friends but I didn’t feel like there were many other students like me, especially in middle school and high school. I was lucky enough to be able to join the Special Olympics team “Roaring Fork Mountain Niños” when I was in high school. I was able to compete in bowling, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, and track and field. In the beginning, like anything new, I found these sports to be challenging because of my cerebral palsy. My right side can’t do the same things my left side can do. In bowling, I remember struggling because I was the only left handed bowler on the team. I felt like everyone else had it easy and I remember how many gutter balls I was getting at practice. It really angered me because I felt