I’d barely been born and already had to fight to remain alive. That was seven and a half decades ago. Although it seems like yesterday that it happened. Sometimes a lifetime of achievement can be reduced to symbols or markers,…
I’d barely been born and already had to fight to remain alive. That was seven and a half decades ago. Although it seems like yesterday that it happened. Sometimes a lifetime of achievement can be reduced to symbols or markers,…
“I’m a sick, disabled person. I have been since I was born. Please feel sorry for me!” That is the image the world has been comfortable with, ever since I was an infant. But not me, and no one…
Did you know that Women’s History Month, also known as Women’s Contribution Month, is a month-long celebration of the women who have contributed to culture, history, and society? It grew out of a week-long exploration by dozens of children in…
In honor of our country’s 250th anniversary, I’d like to share with all my readers some contributions that several women have made to America. Perhaps the biggest struggle remaining in this country is the advancement of inclusion for the disability…
I am going to tell you a story about myself that will blow you away. This actually happened to me fresh out of high school. I was only eighteen years old and still finding my voice. At that moment, I…
“I don’t want this surgery, Mommy.” In our home, sitting on our couch, I was only eight years old, but looking up into Mama’s compassionate eyes, I knew that, regardless of what the physicians wanted, I had to speak up…
This story is from my life. It’s all true, and I hope my readers will gain a sense of what it’s like to live with any type of cerebral palsy, whether acquired before birth or after. What people with CP…
How do we, as people with disabilities, deal with authority figures who are neither transparent nor honest? They think they know better than we do, and that we cannot comprehend their motives. So they hide them. Also, they refuse to…
If you have a learning disability, you will know what I mean. If you do not, then you can empathize and understand. When I was six years old, I couldn’t even tell my teacher what the story we had just…
Have you ever thought about having a relationship with a person outside your religion or faith? The benefits are tremendous. It not only allows you to have the decorations you always wanted for the holiday season, but it can bring…