GREY'S ANATOMY "Six Days" Season 3 Episode 11-12 JANUARY 11 & 18 2007 JUDITH HOAG, MAE WHITMAN, CHANDRA WILSONSource: Entertainment Weekly I mentioned in my last post that I've dealt with my disability "with a great amount of positivity." I began to wonder if there was a reason why. Could it be because of how… Continue reading On Positivity
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Acceptance as a Non-Linear Experience
I realized I hadn't written much on acceptance when it comes to my disability. I think I've mentioned it offhandedly: how my disability is a part of me and not all of me, how it's nothing to be ashamed of...that is all still true, yet I think there's an important distinction to be made. I… Continue reading Acceptance as a Non-Linear Experience
The Return
Not too long ago I came to a realization of sorts: I needed to get back to the gym. Admittedly there wasn't a great epiphany or anything. There may have been echoes from my physical therapists, telling me that they "weren't miracle workers," in the sense that I had to do some work on my… Continue reading The Return
The In-Between
As all of you know by now, I identify as disabled. I use forearm crutches as mobility aides. I consider both of these statements as factual. Yet even so, I feel like I reside in an invisible realm that I call the "In-Between," which is a place that is both perceived and tangible. Let me… Continue reading The In-Between
Musings on Motherhood
I just recently went on vacation to visit a relative and her new baby. I'm thrilled I got the chance to do so. While I was there, I was confronted with thoughts regarding motherhood whenever my turn comes around. I've known that I want to have children for a long time now. I figured that… Continue reading Musings on Motherhood
Going Beyond
Source: Nick's Crusade Way back in 2010, I decided to do the AIDS walk with my high school classmates. I ended up walking six miles, and felt proud of that. Later, though, when I got home and all the activity had ended, I was incredibly sore and my legs ached all over. A few days… Continue reading Going Beyond
A Note to My Mom on Father’s Day
Up to this point I've kept this blog exclusively about living with cerebral palsy. However, today is Father's Day, which has never been an easy day for me for many reasons, two of them being that I'm not close to my father, and he's been...well, absent. So I thought I'd pen some thoughts to my… Continue reading A Note to My Mom on Father’s Day
The Spastic Diplege 