Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 30 November 2006
So the discussion with a friend is about whether or not she should find a way to go "full-time". That is, should she figure out a way to be able to use a wheelchair all the time. I must admit, I’ve been advocating to her that it would do her a world of good to do so. I know it’s the only way I can conceive of leading *my* life. But is it really for me to encourage anyone in that direction?
Leading a double life continues »
by Claire - 28 November 2006
Last week, I took the trip of a lifetime. I lived a dream. I did something I have always wanted to do. For the first time ever, I spent time in a wheelchair, in public, doing everyday things. For 48 hours, I lived as a wheelchair-user. To say it was an eye-opening experience would be a gross understatement. Every minute was an adventure, and nothing, nothing I did, wasn’t somehow impacted by the fact that I did it on wheels. Here’s what it was like to experience the world while wheeling. Trial by Fire - Day I continues »
by Sean - 27 November 2006
The other morning, I was working at the computer when my partner woke up and walked in our home office. She usually wakes much later and I end up waking her up. Because I walk in the house rather than wheel (not my choice), I very rarely interact when she’s standing up and I’m wheeling.
Interacting with my partner as a wheelchair user continues »
by Sean - 24 November 2006
I remember vividly an afternoon, in the parking lot where my late wife worked. We were chasing each other, going around in circles, moving swiftly, laughing, full of joy. We were both in wheelchairs, her because she was a para, me, because I wished I was. We were playing some sort of tag, just the two of us, yet we had a gathering of spectators. You see, she was working at the local rehabilitation centre and we were foolling around like "old hands" at wheeling, and the folks still going through rehab just watched us, eyes agog.
Wheeling: it can be hard, but it can be fun continues »
by Claire - 22 November 2006
Tomorrow I’m going on my first outing in public as a wheelchair user. I talked to someone yesterday who is my age and who first wheeled in public in 1989. I am 17 years behind! I wonder if that means the moment will be all the more sweet for all this waiting, or only that I’ve suffered 17 years of extra anguish because I’m so gutless. Correction: I was so gutless. Tomorrow, I’m doing it.
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