transabled.org

A new day, a new life!

by Alex - 23 April 2006

So Sean has asked me to share with you my feelings and experiences of transitioning from AB to transabled to disabled. I was having trouble finding out what was wrong with me and what to do about it when I found two wonderful websites that made the little twenty five watt bulb in my brain light up and I suddenly realized:

I AM NOT NUTS (Sean says I am but that’s another story I think) AND I AM NOT ALONE!

I sometimes wonder with my parents

by Sophie - 21 April 2006

I sometimes wonder with my parents. As you know I recently told them I needed to become a full time wheeler. I thought that they were at the "ignoring it" stage but I really don’t know anymore. I think they are assuming I think this is a problem that needs to be "gotten rid of". They think I’m trying to find counselling in order to "forget about" full time wheeling. I don’t regret telling them. There are a lot of issues that I would have never faced if I hadn’t started down this road.

It’s a rush all right

by Sean - 18 April 2006

My good friend Jen wrote about a pair of friends of hers who met up for a weekend and the observations of the guy (a devotee) who noticed that the gal he spent the weekend with (a pretender/wannabe) left glowing and happy as anything. It is a good bit of writing that you should read before continuing to read my bit :)

http://jenfizz.blogspot.com/2006/04/rush.html

Emotional pain vs Physical pain

by Sean - 16 April 2006

It seems to me that there isn’t a whole lot of difference between mental anguish and physical pain. In fact, it is often the case that emotional/mental problems will cause physical pain. Why is it, then, that it’s perfectly acceptable to get out of chores by claiming that one’s back hurts, whereas you’re expected to just pick yourself by the bootstraps and do it anyway if you’re dealing with depression?

Looking at me when I’m looking away

by Maria - 15 April 2006

Will I ever get used to being an object of curiosity?