Oct 15, 2015 | 100 day challenge, Beginnings, caregivers, exercise for people with disabilities, fast food, Starting Over |
It’s true. I have totally eaten like crap lately. My diet is terrible. Sonic cheeseburgers are as much a part of my routine as exercise is supposed to be. The order is always the same. A junior double cheeseburger with ketchup and without the pickle, and a medium...Sep 30, 2015 | caregivers, compassion, empowering language, Helping people with disabilities, how to help, Independence, overcoming challenges |
Joshua Gorenflo is one of my current caregivers. He doesn’t fit the mold of who I usually hire. He is 29 years old and married to a wonderful woman named Jenny. He has a degree in Christian ministry. He is also one of the most genuinely compassionate human beings I...Aug 16, 2014 | Accessibility, caregivers, compassion, Depression, Disabilitiy, Friends, Heroes, Lessons, Movies, News |
Robin Williams committed suicide last week. I heard the devastating news during a casual conversation with my good friend Andrea, but it took a few days to sink in. Once it did, there was an aching emptiness in my soul that I still can’t shake. I feel like I lost a...Dec 13, 2013 | Attitudes, caregivers, changing perspectives, Health, hospitals, Lessons, Making Changes, Questions, service dogs |
This was supposed to be a Thanksgiving post. Sorry, I am a few weeks behind… In many ways, it seems like yesterday, but it was so long ago. During the summer of 1986, I was in a stage of my life when it seemed like everything should be going my way. A recent...Aug 10, 2013 | Attitudes, caregivers, changing perspectives, Dancing, Disabilitiy, Friends, Getting to know people, Helping people with disabilities, how to help, Lessons, What some people don't think about, wheelchair dancing |
It was definitely one of my “disability” days, the kind I struggle with a little more often than I would like. When I dropped something on the floor, couldn’t access something else on a high shelf in the fridge, and had an itch on my foot that I couldn’t reach to...