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Cutting Ties With BIID Community

by Sean - 30 June 2009

Over the years, I’ve come across many people who just up and cut ties with the BIID community, such as it is. They do it for many reasons, but one of the big reasons seems to be to appease the BIID pain. The idea is that if you don’t involve yourself with other people who have BIID, you won’t be thinking about it so much. I’m not sure it works.

Accessibility Musings

by Sophie - 28 June 2009

When I first started using my wheelchair full-time I made a promise to myself for my parents’ sake that I would never use my wheelchair in my home town in public. It was too much trouble to be worth it. I’m not sure if that’s a step my parents really appreciate, they have a more broad expectation that I won’t use my wheelchair anymore period. As you all know that is most definately a promise I cannot make.

For Tom

by Cath - 26 June 2009

When I was holidaying in France recently I met up with Tom, well known on this blog for his poignant and thoughtful accounts of his struggle with BIID. We had emailed and telephoned a few times in advance so it didn’t feel like a total shot in the dark, nor in the least bit scary.

Back Pain

by Chloe - 25 June 2009

I’m worried about my back pain. I’m worried that it’s going away.

I managed to keep significant back pain going throughout the ski season by giving my body quite a pounding every week. A few weeks after switching to hiking for the summer, I started to notice a difference. The back pain was gradually diminishing.

That Braced Feeling

by Sean - 24 June 2009

My back has been quite sore for a long time. This is due, as I’ve mentionned mentionned on the site before, in great part to poor posture. The muscles are sore, but it also feels like the "bones" are sore. I often have to remind myself throughout the day to sit up straight, to realign my back. Last night, I vividly remembered the feeling of wearing a back brace.