A man from Missouri who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 2 has turned his life around with determination and immense perseverance, keeping one foot in front of the other, and is now a certified personal trainer motivating others to achieve their goals. “It’s a huge accomplishment,” 24-year-old Matthew Schlafly from St. Louis told The Epoch Times. At the mere age of 2, Matthew was diagnosed with spastic diplegia—a subtype of spastic cerebral palsy in which the legs are the most affected limbs. For his mother, Matthew says the news was very hard to digest compared to how it was for his father, who is a hand surgeon. However, both of them supported the young boy in their own way by providing the optimism he needed to move forward, and the love and care required to help him get through the emotional challenges that accompanied the physical …