Jun 26, 2013 | Attitudes, choices, Dancing, Disabilitiy, Lessons, Ms. Wheelchair America |
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...Mar 16, 2013 | Attitudes, choices, communicating respect, compassion, CP, Disabilitiy, Disability and Relationships, Friends, Get To Know Me, Good Decisions, inclusion, Laughter, Learning to let go, Lessons, negative perceptions, Starting Over |
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...Jan 12, 2013 | Attitudes, choices, Family |
Dec 29, 2012 | choices, Good Decisions, Gratitude, Making Changes |
I did it because it was what was best for me. Was going to visit my family for the holidays really worth the effort? When I pondered the question in the weeks following Thanksgiving, there were several factors to consider. First, ever since I had surgery last April,...Nov 2, 2012 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, choices, Lessons, overcoming challenges, Wheelchair |
It has been one of those days that I hate. Not one that has been completely horrible, (although I am not fond of those either) it has just been a day when two or three seemingly little things have been really irritating. A screw came loose on my brand new...Sep 14, 2012 | changing perspectives, choices, Getting to know people, Helping people with disabilities, interviews, What some people don't think about |
It was an adventure that I never thought I would go on. No. I didn’t recently go rock climbing or skydiving, but, to me, what I did a couple of months ago posed just as much of a risk. I hired my first male caregiver. It started out innocently enough. Like...