As the proud mother of a little girl with Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy 3E Love's Wheelchair Heart means HOPE to me. Hope that my beautiful and bright daughter will be given an equal opportunity at life and success. Success in friendship, love, education, play activity, and career. Spreading awareness is very important to me and my family. Awareness of kids with different childhood diseases and disabilities. My daughter, Jayden, is first and foremost a childhood cancer survivor. Her cancer treatments are what led her to her disabilities. It's a tough role being the parent of a child who is differently abled. We have to not only help our own child feel welcome and accepted by society but at the same time we have to teach others to be welcoming and accepting of those who are different. I'm frequently asked about my goals for Jayden. My goal is for Jayden to be the happiest little girl possible. My goal is for her to have the best quality of life that she possibly can! Her therapists and doctors think that I have given up on her walking but in reality I haven't. I will never give up hope that someday she will once again be able to walk. I don't see her walking without her gait trainer any time soon but that doesn't mean I've given up hope. Jayden recently started power chair training and once she has completed and passed the course she will receive her own personal chair to drive around in. I pushed so hard for this. Not because I've given up hope but because I want to see my daughter happy and independently mobile. I want to see her engaging with other children and enjoying life. Her chair gives her confidence and motivation in life and that is what is important. This wheelchair heart symbol is opening doors for people with disabilities of all sorts. This symbol paints a loving and accepting image of a person with disabilities. As the parent of a disabled child I can only open so many doors and I can only help her to a certain extent. By spreading this awareness and teaching our youth as well as the adults to be accepting of others is our only hope. Every time we are out in public or getting together to play with other children I take it as an opportunity to teach others acceptance. It is amazing how accepting very young children can be. Some children will actually slow down and pour their focus into the child in the chair that wants to play but needs to play a little differently. Young children look at my daughter with curiosity. They want to know what happened and why she can't play or move around like they can but they are also accepting and engage with her in play or conversation. If only the adults in our society were as understanding and accepting as our children. It never ceases to amaze me how many pitiful and disapproving looks we receive when we take our daughter out in public. I have to force myself not to get upset and to remember that I am part of this movement of acceptance. Thank you for reading my our story. Thank you for listening to my point of view. I look forward the day that my daughter rolls into kindergarten in her chair with her chin up because she is proud of herself and her abilities.