by Sophie - 13 August 2008
I met an interesting man today who raised a good point, what is disability. This man had been a firefighter until one day when he was in a car accident and he was brain damaged. You wouldn’t know any of this just by looking at him but he had no long or short term memory. He had no sense of smell or taste and he can’t hear properly. He looks like any normal man joking around about every day things but in reality he’s wondering why the heck people are calling him ___ when he’s been told his name is something else????
What is Disability really? continues »
by Sophie - 16 June 2008
Be warned, this blog entry may contain some spoilers! I felt it would be hard to discuss this movie without giving anything away. Don’t read this entry if you wish to see the movie first.
While watching the movie I noted down some thoughts, things I noticed, stuff like that. I thought some of you may be interested in these things… If not it gives me a chance to mull things over.
Quid Pro Quo - A Transabled View continues »
by Sophie - 26 May 2008
A fleeting thought flicks into your mind and leaves just as quickly. It’s one of those thoughts where you can’t help but do a double take, that double take seems to consume you for hours, days, weeks, who knows. These fleeting sudden thoughts carry more weight than the day dreams you spend almost a week thinking up in your head. I personally think these thoughts are a more accurate window into your mind than day dreams. These fleeting thoughts are often too embarrassing to share with others, you are often scared if you ever told anyone these fleeting thoughts they would shut you down and tell you they are stupid, you waste weeks wondering whether they are stupid.
The Thoughts continues »
by Sophie - 9 May 2008
I haven’t been writing much lately, to be honest I’ve been trying to avoid thinking about BIID and my wheelchair because it is too painful. I know I can’t change my circumstances straight away, and yes I know ignoring my transabledness won’t fix that problem either. All I can do is make the best of what I’ve got.
Living Transabled continues »
by Sophie - 29 February 2008
Mum and I went into town today to have lunch. We ended up having one of those conversations where Mum talked about all the personality traits I inherited from Dad, and my similarities I have with her. It was a good long conversation.
Brunch with Mum continues »