My Left Foot (book)

My Left Foot is the 1954 autobiography of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy on 5 June 1932 in Dublin, Ireland.

Although the doctors did not believe in Brown's mental intelligence, his mother did not lose faith in her son and supported him as a full member of the family.

Throughout his childhood, Brown played with local children and with his siblings, assisted by a small cart that he called "Henry".

As time went on, he became more introverted, as he began to realize that his handicap made him different from his family and friends and impeded his enjoyment of life.

The final pages tell of Collis reading the first chapter of the book to the audience at a fundraising event.

My Left Foot, the Academy Award-winning Daniel Day-Lewis starred as Christy while Brenda Fricker played Brown's mother.