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Emotions

by Dan - 31 July 2007

Here is an idea I have only recently been able to express. I have mentioned that my wish to be one-legged is strongest when I am very unhappy OR when I am very happy.

Dan’s Resolution

by Dan - 30 July 2007

I am still on the road and rarely get online. Now I am at an Iowa rest stop where they have Wi-Fi access. I hope this becomes more widely available.

I realized that I was completely stuck, not knowing where to go or what to do. How long should I keep this truck driving job? Can I stand not having my leg off? Will it become so overwhelming that I will do it on the spur of the moment, as I am often tempted when near a railroad track? Will I have to leave my wife after having my leg off? If I leave her before having my leg off, will I still need it so badly?

The Wee Years

by Marisa - 29 July 2007

Thirty one years into my well-rounded life I look back at some of my first memories and recall the need to be disabled. I remember grabbing my father’s “gout” crutches and resting my armpits where a grown-up’s hands would normally be. I used to sneak sessions consisting of seconds to minutes as a child who needed crutches. I had true guilt over what I was doing, yet I couldn’t seem to pull my eyes away from the crutches whenever they were in sight.

A response to a correspondent

by Sean - 28 July 2007

A couple days ago, I received an email from a 25 year old woman who has Cerebral Palsy. She sent me a long email. I took some time to consider my response. When I did respond, the email bounced. It appears she either made a mistake in the email address she provided, or gave me a fake address. Perhaps she’ll come here and see the response. In any case, I think the response is worth publishing. Obviously, I’m not naming names…

Bias against other transabled people

by Sean - 25 July 2007

I recently received an email from someone who has Body Integrity Identity Disorder, and needs to be an amputee. He commented that he thought transabled.org is a biased against amputee wannabes. I was somewhat surprised by this perception, even though there is a majority of paraplegic wannabes active on the site.