In this scene, we get into the family dynamics between Tammy and her sister. Tammy has a new electric wheelchair and loves the mobility it gives her. Her sister resents everything about Tammy, even Tammy’s efforts to become more independent.…
In this scene, we get into the family dynamics between Tammy and her sister. Tammy has a new electric wheelchair and loves the mobility it gives her. Her sister resents everything about Tammy, even Tammy’s efforts to become more independent.…
Photo Credit: Pexels.com [Editor’s note: Jillian Day created 508Assist.org to help people all across the web make their sites accessible to individuals with disabilities. A close family member, who has a visual impairment, had trouble finding a dinner recipe online…
In this scene, the “Outer Limits” theme continues… (ominous laughter echoing in my mind) Scene 3: Like Audrey Hepburn, but Sparklier and Meaner Karen raced ahead to the porch and waited by the white front door. Just as Mama caught…
In this scene, Karen and Mama arrive at Tammy’s beautiful home. Everything looks perfect from the outside, but Karen’s intuition tells her it is anything but wonderful inside. The Healing Horse, Ch. 28, Scene 2: Like a Living Monet The…
This scene foreshadows the rest of the chapter, which explores some themes of being disabled, raising a disabled child, and avoiding overwhelm. As Mama says, we all have our limits, and our Outer Limits. If you enjoy my writing, please…
Harbor Regional Center is in Torrance, California, where it provides a wide range of services to people with disabilities and their families. I volunteered at the Center. Eventually, the management asked me to sit on the board of their Consumer…
This is the last scene of Chapter 27, and a happy one. But stay tuned for some serious drama coming in Chapter 28, as Karen sees how badly family dynamics can go… If you enjoy my writing, please like and…
On the bus home after her school report, Karen gets a happy surprise as the other kids cheer her. If you enjoy my writing, please like and share. Scene 9: Cheers for Karen The kids on the bus home from…
How many times have you tied your shoelaces? How many times have you looped your ears and pulled the strings through? How many times were they too loose? And how many times did you pull those ears tight enough so…
On her first day after spring break, Karen reads her report aloud. At first, the teacher can’t believe she wrote it, but she explains how she did it. He’s so happy, that he almost cries. If you enjoy my writing,…