Nov 5, 2016 | Attitudes, boundaries, choices, communicating respect, compassion, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, Get To Know Me, Learning to let go, negative perceptions, What some people don't think about |
A caregiver and I were out and about running errands one afternoon a few years ago and decided to stop in a restaurant for lunch before heading home. Looking the hostess in the eye, I said that we needed a table for two. She ignored me. It was not until my caregiver...Oct 31, 2016 | choices, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, negative perceptions, people with disabilities, Society, What some people don't think about, Wheelchair |
It was a pretty weird thing to forget, especially since I had checked my packing list no less than a gazillion times. On a road trip last spring break, I realized about five hours away from home that I had neglected to bring my wheelchair cushion. How can that happen?...Oct 24, 2016 | Accommodations, Beginnings, can do, Coach, Disabilitiy, Disabled Sports, exercise for people with disabilities, Following Dreams, Good Memories, Helping people with disabilities, Heroes, high School, Paralympics |
Icy prickles of anxiety flooded through me with such intensity that I was sure I had just swallowed Alaska. My health teacher, who was with me for moral support, had assured me that the man I was about to meet was very nice, but at that point, I knew him only by...Oct 14, 2016 | Advocacy, communicating respect, compassion, Disabilitiy, Disability Blogs, disability humor, doctors, inclusion, Laughter, Making Changes, negative perceptions |
When I answered the phone on that Sunday evening, the person on the other end was one of the last I expected. “Lorraine, this is Charlie Y.” My intrigue grew. This man is one of the nicest people on the planet. I’ve known him for years now, he...Oct 12, 2016 | can do, caregivers, choices, Disabilitiy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Employment, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, What some people don't think about |
Many years ago… I was fired from the first “grown up” job I had. It’s not something I am either proud of or talk about often. The reality is that I just didn’t know what I was doing. Life circumstances prevented me from working at...Aug 20, 2016 | cerebral palsy, changing perspectives, CP, Disabilitiy, Disabled Sports, exercise for people with disabilities, Following Dreams, Good Memories, Health, high School, overcoming challenges, people with disabilities, Sports, What some people don't think about |
A friend of mine posted a video on my Facebook page yesterday. He said he was feeling nostalgic. It made me pause and smile. He gets it. I always get nostalgic when it is time for the summer Olympics. I have known this friend, Phillip since I was in fourth grade; he...