by Claire - 12 May 2008
My wheelchair opens a window to another world. In that world, things
are as they should be. I’ve dreamed about going there; obsessed about
living there. That world was made for me; it’s where I’m supposed to
be. It’s the real world. Here, in my dream world where I live, things
are off-kilter, distorted. It’s constantly spinning around my head and
the dizziness sometimes drives me mad. When I look through the window
at the real world, and fix my gaze upon a clear objective, the
spinning stops and my world rights itself for a time.
Window to another world continues »
by Claire - 10 May 2008
Yesterday I wheeled into a Starbucks. The lady in line behind me said to me “You look soooooooooo happy!”
You look so happy continues »
by Claire - 28 April 2008
It’s weird. My body needs to move. I want to go for a long walk and enjoy the spring sunshine. I want to go on a hike and explore a forest. I want to ride a bike. To ski. To run up the stairs, two at a time. Dance. I want to move.
I need to move continues »
by Claire - 24 April 2008
It still amazes me that after so much time living with us, and talking to us,
that our partners show so little real understanding of our condition, and so
little love and acceptance when it comes to dealing with it.
Partners are supposed to help us through life’s difficult times - so why do they make things harder? continues »
by Claire - 16 April 2008
Recently, reading a discussion unrelated to BIID I was struck when someone told someone else “you must be mental” and clearly meant it as an insult.
You must be mental continues »