Mar 25, 2020 | caregivers, CP, driving, Freedom, Health, Lessons, service dogs, Wheelchair |
Like everyone else, the Coronavirus Pandemic is hitting me really hard right now. Several presentations that I was scheduled to give have been canceled. I also got word yesterday that my latest contribution to a Chicken Soup for the Soul book isn’t going to be...
Mar 16, 2020 | ADA, America, Facing a fear, Good Decisions, Health, Sign Language, What some people don't think about |
I am a big fan of the Americans with Disabilities Act for a couple of reasons. The first is pretty obvious. It is a law that “levels the playing field’ for people with disabilities in several areas of our lives. The second reason is one that not too many...
Feb 26, 2017 | Advocacy, Disabilitiy, Good Memories, Health, Laughter,, medical emergencies |
If I had to come up with the main thing my disability has taught me, I would have to say it is how to be resourceful. A mirror is tilted above my stove so I can see if a pot of water is boiling without having to stand up and lean on a hot surface. There are...
Oct 3, 2016 | CP, exercise for people with disabilities, Health, Ms. Wheelchair America, Ms. Wheelchair America pageant, Ms. Wheelchair Kansas, MWA, What some people don't think about |
There are holes in all of my socks. And I am not going out to buy new ones. As I have said many times previously, I am affected by spastic cerebral palsy, which means, among other things that there is a significant amount of spasm in my body, and that makes some...
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...
Jan 9, 2016 | changing perspectives, exercise for people with disabilities, Health, Learning to let go, Making Changes, Walking |
It was a few months ago when the sunshine was stronger than it is now, but my body was not. Recent shenanigans with my kidneys had resulted in time in the hospital, and the unexpected surgery that followed. One of the only benefits of the situation last spring was...
