It was October as I remember it. Mom picked me up from school and a thick tension hung in the air, blasting out of the car the moment I opened the door. When I got in a wave of dread washed over me. The drive from my high…
Last week I wrote a column directed to husbands with wives who have cerebral palsy. This week I want to switch the roles and address wives with husbands who have cerebral palsy. Even though I’m not a man, I have dated men with cerebral palsy and other…
This is a challenge, a call to action. I want people with disabilities to talk proudly about the defining moments in their life that made them confident. What cracked open your shell? What set you free? What was your proudest moment? I’m sure many of us can name…
I feel like I share more about my life in this column than I do on my personal blog. But the response I get here has always been so positive, curious and supportive that I can’t help but continue. So, I have a another confession to make: I’ve…
Since middle school, I’ve really been into planning. At first, I liked being able to plug in important due dates of my classes. But by my second year of college I wanted writing to become my job full time and to be be self-employed. To succeed I had…
Dear Future Husband of a Wife with cerebral palsy: Let me be the first to congratulate you on choosing your wife. I hope you chose wisely someone you love and with whom you share many of the same hobbies and goals. You fell in love with her for so…
Update to my recent column about bedwetting: I have found a solution that appears to be working. First, I put aside my experience with the uncaring doctor, the one who failed to conduct a thorough exam on me, yet told me that my diet was too acidic. I didn’t believe him, of…
Right now I’m hurt, scared and anxious. I’m so embarrassed to be discussing this, but I feel it’s something I must do. You see, for the past month, I’ve been struggling with nightly bed-wetting. I went to my primary care doctor and he thought I had an infection.
Today, I want to talk about my watch and how it helps me to deal with the symptoms of cerebral palsy. It is a smart watch, an Apple prodiuct. I know not everyone may have one, and I’m definitely not advising you to get one; but if you…
This was not the article I thought I would be writing today. It certainly isn’t the one I planned. And, for a few reasons, it took me all day to write it. I feel that I’m really putting myself out there this time. That’s saying a lot because…