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[Memoir Mondays] Stuck at Home, part three

Dec 31, 2013 | childhood, disability, health

Ninth grade. The whole idea of a new school left me in anticipation of great things to come. I don’t remember being afraid of starting high school. Moving up to a bigger school where I didn’t know many of the students didn’t scare me. It was a new experience. I saw it...

[Memoir Mondays] Stuck at Home, part two continued

Dec 23, 2013 | childhood, disability, health

Today I continue the story of “Stuck at Home, part two”. Read the beginning of part two here. ******* The family vacation went on as planned. We didn’t leave early or attempt to see an unfamiliar doctor. I said I could make it, and I did. I was a bit miserable though....

[Memoir Mondays] Stuck at Home, part two

Dec 16, 2013 | childhood, disability, health

This is not a story about a family vacation or about the car ride to get there. No, it’s more about one event that stayed with me weeks later. A small part of the trip led to my second season of being stuck at home. Let me give you the background of the story, the...

[Memoir Mondays] Stuck at Home, part one

Dec 2, 2013 | barriers, childhood, disability, health

February 20, 1993 When I woke up, I felt happy. I could go home today! I packed my things so I would be ready. (Well, my Mom and Dad helped me pack my stuff.) In the afternoon, a nurse helped me into a wheelchair. They pushed me downstairs to...

[Memoir Mondays] When I was only eight

Nov 25, 2013 | barriers, childhood, disability, expectations, health, writing

When I was only eight, I wanted to delay the inevitable. But the doctor said no. I visited the orthopedist often as a child. I slept with removable casts on my arms and legs every night. I wore them for years as a form of physical therapy. We wanted to improve...

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