by Claire - 10 November 2006
My wheelchair arrived a few days ago. I was expecting it to arrive on that
day and my morning was filled with a strange mixture of excitement and trepidation.
I couldn’t wait to get the chair. But how would my family react? My husband
knew it was coming, but actually having it around, well, that would be strange
for both of us. Maybe even life-changing. Maybe healing, and maybe a disaster.
And then shortly after noon, when my husband and kids were home from work and
school for lunch, the FedEx man rang the doorbell…
And the Universe Shifted… continues »
by Sean - 6 November 2006
I was watching a show the other day, one of those so called "reality tv" shows. One of the guys had a rare cancer and had only a few months left to live. He decided to enjoy his last few months and his way of doing that was to quit his job as a cabinet maker, and go re-do kitchen cabinets for his family, friends and neighbours. It got me thinking. What would *I* do if I only have three months to live? What would I want out of these last months? I’m afraid I’d not be that unselfish.
If I had only 3 months left to live… continues »
by Claire -
A couple weeks ago I posted a blog entry
that shared a lot of pain and anxiety.
It’s a rather scary feeling to post these things publicly but I do it because
I know that there are others out there who need to hear it. And I do it because
it needs to come out. I don’t fool myself that everyone appreciates what I
write, or understands what I’m going through, or gives a flying you-know-what.
But I didn’t realize how vulnerable I was making myself until one sick devo
posted
a comment.
There are devs, and then there are devs… continues »
by Sean - 5 November 2006
I was musing the other day on how important it is to be there for friends, and how important it is to be able to share things with friends. When I’ve travelled alone, I’ve always felt… Well, alone, you know? It’s enjoyable, but you need to be able to share the moments with *someone*. And when it comes to most things in life, you hope that the someone you’re sharing with gets it. Particularly when it comes time to share transabled related things, you want someone who gets it, somewhat.
Being there continues »
by Sean - 1 November 2006
I have been exchanging emails with a gal with a disability in the United States. She’s curious to learn more about BIID, and seems to "get" my point about just another disability. She’s asked many questions, one of them prompted me to write a rather lengthy response, which I reproduce here as it is a topic that probably interests many people, with or without disabilities, and somehow falls in with the general questioning of the ethics of transability.
Benefits for transabled individuals? continues »