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His paintings and writing speak for him, showing a rich inner life – both scarred and very alive. Astoundingly for a boy who was thought to be completely mentally retarded, he blossoms into a fully-fledged artist, expressing himself not only through a kind of strained speech but also through unbridled artistic communication.

The city of Dublin shapes Christy’s life as much as his family influence, and living here has a way of making even able-bodied men feel trapped in a way, but also contained in a kind of cultural life force. Christy takes up hobbies like painting and writing. After he proves to his family that he has been conscious of everything all his life, they treat him with a newfound respect. As such, his family assumed that he was mentally handicapped, which was far from the truth. Christy only had control over his left foot, the rest of his body paralyzed, including his tongue and face. 28.Grew Up… with a loving family that, unfortunately, didn’t realize that Christy’s condition was simply a physical ailment and not a mental disability. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. 9780749391775 My Left Foot 28.7000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/biography-memoir My Left Foot is Christy Brown's inspirational story of his early life, his battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy and his struggle to learn to read, write, and paint, all with the aid of his left foot. My Left Foot is Christy Brown's inspirational story of his early life, his battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy and his struggle to learn to read, write, and paint, all with the aid of his left foot. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. My Left Foot is Christy Brown's inspirational story of his early life, his battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy and his struggle to learn to read, write, and paint, all with the aid of his left foot.Ĭhristy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy.