Returning to the Cabin in the Woods

Returning to the Cabin in the Woods

Apr 30, 2014 | childhood, disability, family

We drove down the long road until it turned to gravel. When we hit the rocks and dust stirred around the van, I knew we were almost there. The excitement grew as I unloaded and rode down the pathway to my cabin for the week. Camp was about to begin and I would soon...
[Memoir Mondays] Stuck at Home, part three

[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 three

[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 three

[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...

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