Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 14 April 2007
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of my spouse. As these things go, one gets pensive and reflects on things. And I was remembering how she pushed her wheelchair. And oddly enough, a memory tingled at me, I thought to myself that I had seen someone pushing a wheelchair like that, not all that long ago.
Wheelchair pushing styles continues »
by Sean - 11 April 2007
My partner and I haven’t made love for weeks. Actually, for months. There’s been up and downs in our couple. But the main factor at this point is that I’m transabled. That is, the main reason my partner can’t bring herself to be intimate with me is the fact that I have BIID.
Intimacy continues »
by Sean - 10 April 2007
I’ve been told often enough that I was addicted to the internet. I know many other transabled individuals who have been told by family, friends, or even therapists that they spend too much time online. And it’s true, we *do* spend a significant amount of time online. Is it any surprise though?
Addicted to the internet? continues »
by Sean - 9 April 2007
I was just asked an interesting question in email and thought that my response was pretty darn good, even if I say so myself! So here it is, a response to what I would chose: to be cured, or to see my need fulfilled?
Tough question and medical bias continues »
by Sean - 8 April 2007
Here I was, watching tv, when they announced that a documentary was coming up about a doctor doing surgeries on unborn infants of around 20 weeks of age to repair spina bifida. My partner pointed out that the problem with such surgery is that at that age it is impossible to know if it will be a form of spina bifida that manifests itself, or if it is spina bifida occulta. That got me to thinking…
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