Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 26 January 2007
I received an email over the Christmas/New Year break that I had to ignore because I was leaving town for a vacation. Fortunately, the writer persevered and got in touch again after it was obvious I was back. This person describe herself as "a twentysomething transabled MS-wannabe grrl." She recently started a blog.
An interesting new website continues »
by Sophie - 23 January 2007
You will have to forgive me for not posting much, I really can’t be bothered thinking. I’m simply trying to get by in life. It seems life is one big struggle to attain what you don’t have. Is anyone ever happy? Does anyone ever have what they want? Is my transabledness just a part of my struggle to be happy, not really meaning anything by itself but a part of one big picture. I know that my transabledness isn’t the only part of who I am, it’s a small part of who I am, sometimes a big part.
Reassessing Thoughts continues »
by Sean - 20 January 2007
5 and a half years ago, I started interacting with my partner. She knew me only as a paraplegic. 5 years ago, I had a feeling we might be getting serious and long term, so I told her about me being transabled. She seemed to take it all in stride, and appeared to "get it". She knew how big this was in my life, or so I thought. In fact, I had made it a point to explain what being transabled was about, explain about how much I use the chair, how much I *need* the chair, etc.
Most important thing in my life continues »
by Sean -
Some day, you’ll find this site. Maybe I’ll have directly told you about it, or maybe you’ll have stumbled on it looking for information about BIID, or found it some other way. Chances are, you’re not going to be happy about it, particularly that I didn’t tell you about the existence of the site.
A note for my partner continues »
by Claire - 19 January 2007
Okay, so I’ve paraphrased the mail carrier’s motto a bit, but in my climate, that’s what I have to contend with, and that’s what will not stop my wheelchair from getting through. Here’s the story of my second pretending trip, a 2-day struggle through below zero temperatures and a heavy snowstorm.
Nor snow, nor ice, nor bitter cold… continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2008 - All Rights Reserved.