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...Feb 16, 2013 | Disabilitiy, Lessons, Oscar Pistorius, Sports |
At first, I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. Valentine’s Day is supposed to be full of hearts and flowers, lots of chocolate, and telling people how much they mean to our lives. The theme of the day is love, nothing else. So, when a caregiver told me on...Dec 20, 2012 | definition of a hero, Facing a fear |
I was on the internet when I read the news. A gunman had forced his way inside an elementary school in Connecticut and started shooting. Among the victims were 20 children and six members of the faculty and staff. Sadness doesn’t even begin to cover what I have...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...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...