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Anger, and a misconception

by Sean - 27 July 2006

So there’s been a lot of arguing and venting, and all in all aggressive exchanges on that forum I mentionned in my last post here. As it turns out, it was not shut down, just made "members only". And moved. It has now been closed, but is still viewable I think. But it’s not really worth going there. First, they don’t want us there. Definite NIMBY approach but that is their god given right. More importantly, the majority aren’t willing to have an intelligent conversation about the whole thing.

Anger, anger, so much anger

by Sean - 25 July 2006

It started by receiving a rather nasty email (quoted below). Then someone pointed me to a discussion forum where people with disabilities started venting their anger, incomprehension and frustrations towards this site and me in particular. I can’t help wonder, "why so much anger?". But that’s a rethorical question, there really isn’t any answer to this. I shan’t let myself be dragged into a pointless debate. I have had these debates, they lead nowhere, unless the other party actually is willing to listen with an open mind. Some of them clearly aren’t. But I do feel it is important to address a few of the "issues" brought on that discussion forum.

I just re-visited the site and it appears that the thread was removed or closed down, or some such right after I made my posting on it. Typical censorship. I’m glad I posted my response here first

A new, happy amputee

by Sean - 22 July 2006

Lily send me photos of her as an amputee two days ago. What struck me is how happy she looks. I’m not into photos, those of you who know me will know that. I keep loading up that photo, not because of the amputation, but because of the look of happyness in her face. It hit me, I must admit, like a mule’s kick in the stomach. Hard.

I told my therapist

by Sean - 17 July 2006

Well… As it happens, I’d been going to therapy for a few sessions. I wasn’t going because of transabled issues, rather to deal with other stuff (relationship issues). A few sessions in, had to stop going, as my fall "kinda happened", and I was out of action. Well, that incident really threw me for a loop and today was the first session back with the therapist since. After much hesitation, the time was ripe, I had to tell her, otherwise she wouldn’t have had the full picture.

Moving, Gargoyles and Death

by Sophie - 15 July 2006

I had another one of my nights last night where I couldn’t sleep. My thoughts were all jumbled up. It was a mixture of desires of moving away, Gargoyles (a cartoon I’ve been watching lately) and death.