Don’t Think…Just Dance!!
Icy prickles of fear flooded through me with such intensity that I was sure I had swallowed Alaska, and the butterflies that multiplied with momentum in my belly made it difficult to breathe. Omaha was the destination, and on the car ride there my emotions were a...
Wait In Line
At first, I thought it was a joke, easily dismissing it as something somebody must have made up. It was too outrageous otherwise. But when I saw the story all over facebook, and on websites I frequent as a wheelchair user, I started to pay attention. People with...
Baby Steps
Her brown eyes clouded in confusion, and when she spoke, it was a bit too brightly. “REALLY??? Good for you! Bless your heart!” During her second shift on the job, a new caregiver asked me if I had gone to college. My affirmative answer gave her pause, and then I...
More Than A Million Bucks
Thousands were there for the challenge. Every year rookies and running enthusiasts, as well as some of the world’s finest athletes, participate in the Boston Marathon. Both physically and mentally grueling, every person, I’m sure, has a unique story as to why they...
A Leg To Stand On
They say a diamonds are a girl's best friend, but I will take dogs over diamonds any day. The darkness in Dr. Tom’s eyes spoke volumes as he quietly closed the chart. My fears had been confirmed. The cancer was back. Now we had to figure out the best thing to do....
Rise From the Ashes
We all crash and burn. It is a sad fact of life. We can be making progress on our journey, and then out of nowhere something unexpected can knock everything we know to be true on its butt. As the rug is pulled out from under us, we are left trying to maintain...
The Last Laugh
Quirks fascinate me. What motivates some people to tap their fingers incessantly, or wear different colored socks is intriguing. I have always thought of quirks as fingerprints, characteristics that make each one of us unique in our complexity, with a collection of...
Be Your Own Hero
At first, I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. Valentine's Day is supposed to be full of hearts and flowers, lots of chocolate, and telling people how much they mean to our lives. The theme of the day is love, nothing else. So, when a caregiver told me on Valentine’s...
A Man of Few Words
When my dad called me last week to tell me that my grandfather was in the hospital, I wasn’t all that concerned. Pops was a tough guy, and he had survived a stroke and numerous other health problems throughout the years. The next day, my dad called again. The news...
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