Aug 2, 2017 | cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Independence, Lessons, Power Wheelchairs, What some people don't think about, Wheelchair |
No worries. The content of this post will be rated “G” and family friendly. A few years ago, after numerous long discussions with Lee, my wheelchair guy, and a whole lot of soul-searching, I decided to make the switch from using a manual wheelchair around...May 12, 2017 | caregivers, cerebral palsy, changing perspectives, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, Disability Blogs, disability etiquette, disability humor, empowering language, Government Programs, Helping people with disabilities, inclusion, power of touch |
When I started my blog almost five years ago, I was because I wanted a way to articulate some of the things I was going through. Living with various diagnoses is challenging on the best of days, and can be frustrating and discouraging on the days that are not so good....May 3, 2017 | Ableism, Accessibility, cerebral palsy, choices, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette |
The interaction took place several years ago and probably lasted less than a full minute, but it left an impression on me so intense that it is never far from my thoughts these days. A former caregiver and I took a trip on a Saturday to a town about 45 minutes away...Apr 3, 2017 | Advocacy, cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Government Programs, Independence, Medicaid |
In one of my college classes, someone shared his opinion that when Patrick Henry said “give me liberty or give me death,” he meant that if he could not be in control of his life, then he didn’t want to live. On March 27th, Mark Smith, a businessman...Mar 11, 2017 | Accommodations, cerebral palsy, dance, Disabilitiy, inclusion, kids with disabilities, Sports |
In her poem “Human Families,” one of Maya Angelou’s lines is “We are more alike my friends than we are unalike.” __________________________________ The trip was more than thirty years ago, but because the lesson I learned was so profound,...Mar 6, 2017 | cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Wheelchair |
On this blog, I have always tried to be pretty transparent about the fact that I have a psychiatric diagnosis as well as my physical one. And in the same way that my cerebral palsy affects me in a million little ways every day, my psychiatric diagnosis affects me more...