Aug 5, 2015 | Accommodations, Advocacy, boundaries, changing perspectives, church, compassion, Learning to let go, negative perceptions, Starting Over, What some people don't think about |
One of the reasons it hit me so hard was because it was so unexpected. Last Sunday started out like most others. One of my caregivers came in the morning. I took a shower, she helped me get dressed, and we headed off to church. Once we were there, we were getting...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...Sep 9, 2012 | Disabled Sports, Events, exercise for people with disabilities, Learning to let go, people with disabilities |
Towards the end of the summer of every fourth year, the Olympics is an event that I always look forward to. There is something special about hearing the stories of athletes from all over the world, who have overcome obstacles and put in countless hours of training so...Sep 5, 2012 | Accessibility, changing perspectives, choices, compassion, disability humor, Events, Friends, Good Decisions, Helping people with disabilities, Learning to let go, overcoming challenges |
Life is not remembered in days; it is remembered in moments. There are embarrassing moments we would like to forget, and spectacular moments we always want to remember. This momentous day held a little bit of both. May 19th, 1990, dawned bright and clear. Spring, with...Jul 24, 2012 | disability humor, Friends, Kids, Laughter, Learning to let go, Lessons, negative perceptions |
When I anticipated my first week of college, I expected it to be challenging. I had struggled with my grades in high school and knew that college level academics were a whole new ball game. I knew that if I was going to be successful, I would have to work hard, be...Jul 13, 2012 | cerebral palsy, changing perspectives, compassion, CP, Disabilitiy, Family, Irony, Kids, kids with disabilities, Learning to let go, overcoming challenges, Physical therapy, What some people don't think about |
When I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at eighteen months of age, my family embarked on a whole new world. This strange new place was one where my parents had never been before. “Disability” became part of their everyday vocabulary, as their child had...