Meet Christine Lumilan

Mom. Educator. Singer. Dancer. Wheelchair Basketball Player. Cerebral Palsy Advocate. Founder of A.B.L.E.D. # Meet Christine ❤️ ## Founder of A.B.L.E.D — Accept By Loving Eachother’s Differences Hi, I'm **Christine Lumilan** — a mother, educator, singer, dancer, wheelchair basketball player, advocate, dreamer, and a woman who happens to have Cerebral Palsy. My journey hasn't always been easy. There have been moments when I doubted myself. There have been times when I wondered whether I was capable enough, strong enough, or whether some of my dreams were simply too big. There were things people thought I couldn't do. And sometimes, I wondered if they were right. But I kept going. And that is how **A.B.L.E.D** was born. --- # My Story I was born with **Cerebral Palsy**. Growing up, I knew I was different. I used walkers and crutches. I went through surgeries. I couldn't run like the other children, and there were things I had to learn to do differently. As I got older, I eventually began using a cane and mobility scooter. But one thing has always remained inside me: ## I love life. I love music. I love singing. I love dancing. I love working with children. I love making people smile. And I have always wanted to show people that having a disability doesn't mean you have to stop dreaming. There have been many moments when I've questioned myself. **Can I really do this?** **Will people accept me?** **Am I capable of becoming the person I want to be?** But somewhere inside me, there has always been a voice telling me: **Keep going.** --- # From PregAbled... One of the biggest chapters of my journey began when I became pregnant. Being pregnant while having a disability brought a completely different set of experiences, questions, worries, and emotions. That inspired me to create **PregAbled**. PregAbled represented something very personal to me: **pregnant and disabled.** I wanted people to see that women with disabilities could have dreams of motherhood too. I had fears. I had doubts. But I also had so much hope. And then something happened that changed my life forever. ## I became a mom. ❤️ --- # ...to Mama Abled Once I became a mother, my story changed. PregAbled grew into **Mama Abled**. Motherhood showed me a strength inside myself that I didn't even know existed. There are things I physically cannot do the same way as other parents. But that doesn't make the love I have for my children any different. I learned to adapt. I learned to ask for help. I learned that being a strong mother doesn't mean doing everything by yourself. It means showing up. It means loving your children. It means advocating for them. It means learning alongside them. And it means getting back up when life knocks you down. --- # My Boys Are My World ❤️ Then there are my boys. They are my heart. They are my motivation. They are also two of the biggest reasons A.B.L.E.D became what it is today. My boys experience the world in their own unique ways. One has ADHD and one is autistic. But when I look at my children, those aren't the first things I see. ## I see my boys. I see their smiles. I see their intelligence. I see their personalities. I see their curiosity. I see their talents. I see the things that make me laugh. I see the moments that challenge me. I see their love. And I see their potential. I don't want my children growing up believing that being different means something is wrong with them. I want them to know: **You are loved exactly as you are.** **You have something to offer this world.**