Dec 30, 2014 | Attitudes, communicating respect, CP, Dancing, disability etiquette, negative perceptions |
It was a summer evening a few years back. The days were long and green outside and a new caregiver was still green around the ears. He had just started the process of learning the ropes. The sun was setting and we had just finished making dinner on that particular...Dec 4, 2014 | changing perspectives, CP, Making Changes, Ms. Wheelchair America, Ms. Wheelchair America pageant, Ms. Wheelchair Kansas, MWA, negative perceptions |
In 1974, at six years old, I saw myself as pretty typical. However, much of the world saw me as “Tiny Tim.” I was a scrawny kid with skinny arms and legs, pigtails in my hair and a smile that was waiting for the tooth fairy. Because of the cerebral palsy...Nov 5, 2014 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, communicating respect, disability etiquette, Education, empowering language, how to help, Irony, Kids, negative perceptions |
I can do something most people can’t. I can be part of a magic trick. Many might think that is kind of cool, but I hate it. Well, that isn’t exactly accurate. I will paint a clearer picture. If Take my aversion to lima beans and black olives. and then...Oct 13, 2014 | Christopher Reeve, Coach, Dana Reeve, Health Teacher, Heroes, high School |
After I graduated from high school in the summer of 1986, I got ready to move across the country for college. The move was difficult for me in many ways. Not only was I transitioning to a new phase of my life, but my dad had recently been transferred in his job, which...Dec 13, 2013 | Attitudes, caregivers, changing perspectives, Health, hospitals, Lessons, Making Changes, Questions, service dogs |
This was supposed to be a Thanksgiving post. Sorry, I am a few weeks behind… In many ways, it seems like yesterday, but it was so long ago. During the summer of 1986, I was in a stage of my life when it seemed like everything should be going my way. A recent...