<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>transabled.org</title>
	<atom:link href="http://transabled.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://transabled.org</link>
	<description>Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Out of Bounds</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/out-of-bounds.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/out-of-bounds.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adaptive Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Avalanche]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ice Cream]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incontinence Pads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outriggers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another tedious skiing adventure from Chloe? Yeah maybe, but I wouldn&#8217;t write about it if I didn&#8217;t think I had something new to say:

Yesterday I devoted the skiing to the most remote corner of the resort, where hardly anybody goes. It is accessed via a hike and a rather long traverse. It&#8217;s all fairly tough [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/out-of-bounds.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>When In Doubt…</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/when-in-doubt.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/when-in-doubt.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgendered]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When in doubt, I give myself the benefit. When I feel that I am wrong about my BIID and my husband is right, I look at a quarter of century of compensating and fighting of BIID and I ask myself: Am I really that stupid that I couldn&#8217;t figure out the easy answer?

If the answer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/when-in-doubt.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Giving Feedback to DSM5 Task Force</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/giving-feedback-to-dsm5-task-force.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/giving-feedback-to-dsm5-task-force.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID< DSM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The draft of the DSM5 is up for feedback until 20 April 2010. It proposes many interesting changes, well worth a read. However, at first look, it does NOT include Body Integrity Identity Disorder. BIID is there, kinda, but you have to look for it through the back door.

Currently, BIID falls under &#34;Conditions Proposed by [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/giving-feedback-to-dsm5-task-force.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Study Options</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/study-options.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/study-options.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parent]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again my friends (especially Sean&#8230;helpful fulla he is) have challenged me to expand my options and consider other universities and I&#8217;ve ended up feeling indecisive and it all comes down to where I want to live. My plans so far are to leave home in 2011 and go study and not screw up again.

I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/study-options.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Belts</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/belts.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/belts.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pressure Sore]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skin Breakdown]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About 15 years ago, I stopped wearing belts. This morning, I remembered why!

As you may have gathered from some of my posts in the last couple years, I&#8217;ve gained some weight. Nothing too bad. Went from being underweight to being slightly overweight. In and of itself, the weight doesn&#8217;t bother me. Except that I had [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/belts.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wheeling Hurts Everyone</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/wheeling-hurts-everyone.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/wheeling-hurts-everyone.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordo</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gordo's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pretending]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheeling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Wheeling doesn't hurt anyone." That is one of the long-standing rallying cries in favor of wheeling among those with BIID. Wheeling as a coping mechanism prevents us from harming themselves physically in an attempt to get an SCI, but wheeling does hurt people -- badly.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/wheeling-hurts-everyone.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>It&#8217;s Sunk In!</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/its-sunk-in.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/its-sunk-in.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My suspicions were more or less correct! My Dad does understand that this is a problem that isn&#8217;t going to just go away with will power and that I&#8217;m going to have to make my own decisions in life with how to deal with it (and live with the consequences as he put it). 

It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/its-sunk-in.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A New BIID Website!</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-new-biid-website.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-new-biid-website.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body Integrity Identity Disorder]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my Google alerts notified me of a new site: http://biid.org.uk. I became momentarily excited at the thought another site would discuss BIID, and I hoped it was done well. I couldn&#8217;t help laughing out loud when I saw the site.

The site is for the British Institute of Interior Design!!!
I am always amused when [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-new-biid-website.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>No Going Back</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/no-going-back.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/no-going-back.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sylvie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sylvie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I put on the AFOs, when I tried my first tentative steps in them, I realized there was no going back. I don&#8217;t want to go back. This feels like I&#8217;m slowly uncovering more and more parts of my true self, the certain true part of me.

This is only one aspect, of course, but [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/no-going-back.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Precarious Balance</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-precarious-balance.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-precarious-balance.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been unusual stress in my life these last couple weeks. As it happens, BIID is hitting me much harder at the moment. It would be easy to think that BIID is just a defense mechanism against stress. It is rather different than that.

BIID is not stronger because of stress, it only appears that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-precarious-balance.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Badge of Intelligence</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/badge-of-intelligence.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/badge-of-intelligence.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Childhood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was contemplating why I automatically assume that people in wheelchairs are talented and intelligent people. It makes no difference to me why they are in a wheelchair, or what kind of wheelchair it is. If they are in a wheelchair they must be smart. Is it offensive to be so prejudiced?

My childhood was devoid [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/badge-of-intelligence.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>My Latest GP Visit</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/my-latest-gp-visit.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/my-latest-gp-visit.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t originally going to my GP to talk about BIID or any of that. Work and Income had decided some of my evidence wasn&#8217;t acceptable (after making me wait 2 hours for an appointment, leading me to believe all was fine and then sending me a letter a few days later telling me otherwise) [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/my-latest-gp-visit.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reject Leads To Harm</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/reject-leads-to-harm.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/reject-leads-to-harm.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgendered]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

I just read an article that saddened me greatly, about a 17 year old teen who castrated himself. Apparently, this kid is transgendered. He spoke to his parents, and sought medical assistance. But he got nowhere. No help at all. So he took things into his own hands. And nearly bled to death in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/reject-leads-to-harm.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Coming Out Is Easier Than I Thought</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/coming-out-is-easier-than-i-thought.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/coming-out-is-easier-than-i-thought.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coming Out]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I started wheeling, I was very concerned about coming out. Would I lose friends? How would people react? How would I take the rejection? Well, so far it went much better than expected.

I was afraid at the beginning. Some of you were very encouraging about coming out. Telling me that people usually react better [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/coming-out-is-easier-than-i-thought.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I Found a Devotee</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/i-found-a-devotee.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/i-found-a-devotee.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Devotee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Erotic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paresis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sensory Loss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Umm&#8230; Okay, this is going to be weird; and pretty personal too. I&#8217;m having a hard time bending my mind around all this. But I&#8217;m committed to being open here, and this is what happened yesterday evening:

I went out to dinner with a group of friends. I am flirtatious with some of my friends, and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/i-found-a-devotee.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don&#8217;t Get Offended If&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/dont-get-offended-if.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/dont-get-offended-if.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, someone IM&#8217;s me that I have not spoken to before. For some reason, they seem to think that it&#8217;s ok to ask personal questions out of the blue.

What&#8217;s more, they get offended when I refuse to answer. Even if I go about it nicely. Here&#8217;s a sample of yet another [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/dont-get-offended-if.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>So What&#8217;s The Real Problem?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/so-whats-the-real-problem.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/so-whats-the-real-problem.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s pretty safe to say that most of us transabled people who require something done to our spinal cord are seeking some sort of recognised, legal solution to our BIID.  We can&#8217;t go and dunk our back in dry ice and any attempts we make are far less likely to go ahead as planned [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/so-whats-the-real-problem.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>GP Visit Number Eight</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/gp-visit-number-eight.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/gp-visit-number-eight.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atrophy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blood Pressure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incontinence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first words from my GP (physician) were to  compliment me about my upbeat Springtime appearance; a mid-calf pink skirt with matching ankle socks and a tantalizing amount of bare flesh peeking  from the leg brace. Judging by the number of big smiles and &#34;hellos&#34; I got from strangers today, my facial expression [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/gp-visit-number-eight.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Into The Big Wide World&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/into-the-big-wide-world.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/into-the-big-wide-world.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>justann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ann's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cross-Dressing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Partner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=4003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Next weekend is going to be a big occasion for me: my first time wheeling in public. My wonderful fiance, Ned, and I, are renting a beautiful little accessible cottage, and I&#8217;m going to spend the whole weekend on wheels.

As some of you might recall, I told Ned about being transabled just before I started [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/into-the-big-wide-world.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Finally I Saw Quid Pro Quo Movie</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/finally-i-saw-quid-pro-quo-movie.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/finally-i-saw-quid-pro-quo-movie.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quid Pro Quo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read plenty of comments on this site about Quid Pro Quo. So I was ready not to expect a great movie but rather a movie with many weaknesses. But you know what? I loved the movie anyway.

It&#8217;s easier to watch a movie on DVD. Some things need to be seen more than once to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/finally-i-saw-quid-pro-quo-movie.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Me, a Bridesmaid?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/me-a-bridesmaid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/me-a-bridesmaid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A dear friend of mine, with multiple disabilities, recently became engaged to be married (BIID Acceptance). She asked me if I would be one of her bridesmaids. Would I? No kidding! I&#8217;m ecstatic about it.

The wedding is not until September, but I can&#8217;t get out of my mind the image of myself as a bridesmaid [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/me-a-bridesmaid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Embracing BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/embracing-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/embracing-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suffering]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m glad that I have BIID. It is a thing of beauty. When I started psychotherapy in connection with BIID in 2008, my stated goal was to reach self acceptance about it. I find that I have overshot that mark.

Interactions with other people often bring into my mind the subtle difference between accepting BIID in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/embracing-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Yet Another Take on BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/yet-another-take-on-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/yet-another-take-on-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Priest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have I really ever fought my BIID? No, I never have. I was compensating for the past 20 years by my daydreaming but as I have never understood my real reason for the dreaming, I could not really fight it. It&#8217;s hard to fight shadows. So what would happen if I did try to fight [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/yet-another-take-on-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another Take on Body Image</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/another-take-on-body-image.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/another-take-on-body-image.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sylvie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sylvie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sylvie I see reflected in store windows is not the Sylvie I ultimately want to be.

Does it have anything to do with BIID? I think it might.
When I see myself in my chair, I see someone who is very overweight. In fact, I had hoped that I would be able to motivate myself to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/another-take-on-body-image.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Goodbye, Furkid</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/goodbye-furkid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/goodbye-furkid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I had to put one of our dogs to sleep. I am devastated

This dog was 14 years old and pretty much healthy, bar a couple things. She had a bit of arthritis.
A combination of factors led to her hurting herself. She managed to give herself a spinal injury, which over the course of 4 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/goodbye-furkid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Less Than 24 Hours</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/less-than-24-hours.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/less-than-24-hours.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My ups and downs as a wheelchair user. Within less than 24 hours, I can do something good because of using a wheelchair and I can be a total bitch because I am a frustrated wheelchair user. Using a wheelchair makes me alive again, makes me feel a whole range of emotions again.

When I talked [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/less-than-24-hours.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Found Out!</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/found-out.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/found-out.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hermaphrodite]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intersex]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There I was, waiting for the intersex support group to begin. The psychotherapist and I were chatting, a vacant chair between us. Someone walked into the meeting room and sat down in that chair. My jaw dropped. I stared. Those feeble little cogs in my brain churned away trying to comprehend the situation.

If you have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/found-out.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>My BIID and my God</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/my-biid-and-my-god.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/my-biid-and-my-god.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Evil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suffering]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of us who are Christians, BIID adds another aspect to our agony - what the heck does God want from us and from our BIID? Are we supposed to consider BIID evil, fight it, pray for healing, never act on it? Or are we supposed to accept it as a gift from God, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/my-biid-and-my-god.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Armless</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/armless.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/armless.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Peter's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Armless]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[movie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sam Adams writes in The Daily Magazine, Philadelphia&#8230;
&#34;&#8217;Armless,&#8217; by a former Broomall man, has a premise so off-putting that even the film buffs at Sundance turn away. It&#8217;s billed - believe it or not - as a comedy.&#34;

By Sam Adams
  For The Inquirer
  PARK CITY, Utah - &#34;At least according to its own [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/armless.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Comparing My Capacity For Happiness To A Bucket</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/comparing-my-capacity-for-happiness-to-a-bucket.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/comparing-my-capacity-for-happiness-to-a-bucket.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was trying to explain how BIID is always there, yet I can experience happiness. How I can be &#34;as happy as I can be&#34;, within the confines of dealing with a chronic case of rather strong BIID. I&#8217;ve attempted this explanation several times before, using different analogies. The most recent analogy that came to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/comparing-my-capacity-for-happiness-to-a-bucket.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Being Ashamed For Myself</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/being-ashamed-for-myself.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/being-ashamed-for-myself.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Phil's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shame]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Therapist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Often I  feel ashamed for myself. Sometimes because I don’t feel to be prepared well  enough for a meeting or so – and often just because of being who I am. Today I  shopped for some groceries and such and in the shop I felt self-conscious and,  well, yes, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/being-ashamed-for-myself.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Anyone Up For Exorcism?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/anyone-up-for-exorcism.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/anyone-up-for-exorcism.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Exorcism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just received an email from someone who wanted to get in touch with members of the BIID community. This person is, no joke, offering to use exorcism to &#8220;remove&#8221; BIID. I&#8217;d be surprised if anyone went for it, but thought it might be fun to put here, for a laugh if nothing else&#8230;

Hi there, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/anyone-up-for-exorcism.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How (Un)Healthy is Wheeling?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/how-unhealthy-is-wheeling.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/how-unhealthy-is-wheeling.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Phil's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I  read an article in the SPIEGEL online news magazine.  Researchers have found that sitting is bad for one’s health. Sports in the  evening make not much difference when one sits too long during the day. They  recommend standing up and walking around and do little things for five minutes [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/how-unhealthy-is-wheeling.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Students of Social Work Learning About BIID In Ontario</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/students-of-social-work-learning-about-biid-in-ontario.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/students-of-social-work-learning-about-biid-in-ontario.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body Integrity Identity Disorder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Worker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I receive Google Alerts on a variety of keywords I want to be aware of. One of them is, obviously, BIID. A recent alert pointed me to the course outline for a class on Social Work and Disability, out of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. I was rather surprised, but quite pleased.

It is good that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/students-of-social-work-learning-about-biid-in-ontario.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>To Tell The Truth Or Not - That&#8217;s A Question</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/to-tell-the-truth-or-not-thats-a-question.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/to-tell-the-truth-or-not-thats-a-question.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of you have asked me how I explain to others why I wheel. And then you shared with me that though my explanation might work, you feel the truth is necessary. But is it? Is it necessary for others or is it necessary for you?

At university I had a really queer friend. He read [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/to-tell-the-truth-or-not-thats-a-question.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ski Season Again</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ski-season-again.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ski-season-again.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cliff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My ski season was delayed on account of financial considerations; but here I go again. It surprised me how much BIID was on my mind during the first ski day, since things have been relatively peaceful on that front. Several factors may have contributed to this.

Two guys rode up with me on the chairlift early [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ski-season-again.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wheeling For Cowards</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/wheeling-for-cowards.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/wheeling-for-cowards.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Phil's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disabilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Panic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3874</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being in  and moving with a wheelchair is great. It brings a lot of relief. Sometimes I  even get euphoric. But I am not courageous enough to show myself where I know  people. I wouldn’t know what to tell them. Living on the 6th floor of an old  house with no [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/wheeling-for-cowards.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Swollen Ankles</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/swollen-ankles.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/swollen-ankles.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oedema]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Swollen Ankle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Swollen Legs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I experienced something I hadn&#8217;t experienced before - swollen ankles. I mean *really* swollen. I blame a combination of not drinking enough, and higher than usual ambiant humidity. I couldn&#8217;t help thinking how so many of my para friends have such swollen lower legs and ankles. BIID is really weird.

I was fascinated by my swollen [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/swollen-ankles.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wheelchair Dancing</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/wheelchair-dancing.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/wheelchair-dancing.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Albatross]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dancing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This had to come sooner or later; an evening of dancing in my wheelchair. I should have learnt by now that there is nothing to be nervous about such things; but I was nervous anyway.

My Dance Partner
Alicia suggested that we go hang out at the lesbian bar on dance night. It sounded good to me. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/wheelchair-dancing.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Without BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/without-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/without-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Phil's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Osteopathy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would I do without BIID? What would I be? If  there really was a way to “tame” it, to reduce the pressure&#8230; what would I do  all day?

BIID has become a purpose in life, a central point of  my thinking and of my day. I spend a lot of time thinking, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/phils-thoughts/without-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hubby Understands</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/hubby-understands.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/hubby-understands.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Peter's Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We very rarely talk about my BIID but my husband is constantly reminded of it by the clutter of braces and crutches around the house and not least the wheelchair that is permanently hanging over a back seat of the car with its wheels that clang every time he drives round a corner.

Then a few [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/hubby-understands.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tell Me, Where They Have Gone?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/tell-me-where-they-have-gone.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/tell-me-where-they-have-gone.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SCI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where they have gone, all those young people with SCI? All those young people after car accidents? Where are all the manual wheelchair users? Those sexy, muscular, elegantly wheeling young people some of us want to be?

I was always attracted to wheelchair users. Yes, I might even follow one for a minute around a store. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/tell-me-where-they-have-gone.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Devotee Devotee?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/devotee-devotee.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/devotee-devotee.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Assistive Device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Breasts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Devotee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Genitalia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hermaphrodite]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Noses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Penises]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something just clicked with me, regarding my opinion of devotees. I like them even more than I thought I did.

I am not myself a devotee in the sense that it is usually used here. Sure, I like being around other people with disabilities, because of the automatic connectedness I feel with them. However, this is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/devotee-devotee.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Feature Film</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/feature-film.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/feature-film.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Peter's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may remember reading about the forthcoming feature film; written and directed by two members of this group (Gordo and me respectively), in fact some of you actually read the script.

We requested the screenplay and the posts about the feature be pulled for a variety of reasons notably non-disclosure and not least because [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/peters-thoughts/feature-film.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The First Times</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/the-first-times.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/the-first-times.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you start wheeling, there are a lot of first times. The very first time wheeling. The first door to be opened. The first grocery store trip. The first explanation why you wheel. The first time balancing library books on your lap. So what were my first times like in the past two months?

My very [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/elisabeths-thoughts/the-first-times.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don’t Leave Us Behind</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/dont-leave-us-behind.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/dont-leave-us-behind.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sylvie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sylvie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the movie &#34;Little Women&#34;, Beth, the frail sister begs of Jo, &#34;I don&#8217;t mind knowing that I&#8217;ll die. But what I hate is being left behind.&#34; That overstates what I&#8217;ve been thinking lately, but it also sums it up nicely.

I&#8217;m excited and happy for the para wannabes / needtobees who see a very distant [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sylvies-thoughts/dont-leave-us-behind.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>One Certain Truth</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/one-certain-truth.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/one-certain-truth.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us here have one thing in common.  We all have one indisputable fact in our lives that won&#8217;t change (at least not in our current circumstances).  I NEED to be a paraplegic, end of story (yes Sean I read your post about changing that sentence :P).  I&#8217;m finding it hard [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/one-certain-truth.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Does BIID make you a better or worse person?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/does-biid-make-you-a-better-or-worse-person.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/does-biid-make-you-a-better-or-worse-person.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordo</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gordo's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Morals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a friend over here who I met at my job orientation. She is also from the my hometown and we have chatted quite often lately. I often talk about friends back home and how I used to help my best friends with things -- from small things like helping with math homework to big things like dealing with coming out of the closet to one's parents. Her comment to me was, "You're such a good friend!"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/gordos-thoughts/does-biid-make-you-a-better-or-worse-person.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Let The Wheels Roll</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/introductions/let-the-wheels-roll.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/introductions/let-the-wheels-roll.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisabeth</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elisabeth's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Introductions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Impairment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[Note from Sean: The following is an introduction post for Elisabeth, who has been following the site for about a year now. She promises to write regularly! Welcome aboard :) ]

What a beauty! Painted my favorite purple colour. Made in Switzerland.
&#34;Mommy, mommy, can we get it? Please, please?&#34; My oldest is demanding. &#34;Are you sure?&#34; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/introductions/let-the-wheels-roll.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Transabled Folks Must Change Thinking Patterns!</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/transabled-folks-must-change-thinking-patterns.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/transabled-folks-must-change-thinking-patterns.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body Integrity Identity Disorder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politically Correct]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SRS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3796</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a discussion about Body Integrity Identity Disorder on a LiveJournal Transgender board. One of the comment seems to have triggered the crystalisation of a thought I&#8217;d had before, without really being able to verbalise it. We shouldn&#8217;t say &#34;I need to be paralysed&#34;, or &#34;I need an amputation&#34;!

This is a case where [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/transabled-folks-must-change-thinking-patterns.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Year 2009</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-year-2009.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-year-2009.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The year 2008 was quite eventful for me in terms of BIID. The excitement continued unabated in 2009. Here are summaries for comparison.


The Year 2008

First ever explicit disclosure about BIID.
Interview with Michael First.
Discovered transabled.org.
First use of leg braces in public.
Bought first wheelchair.
Bought second wheelchair.
First use of wheelchair in public.
BIID related psychotherapy.
Full time crutching at work.
Told [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-year-2009.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Do I Read So Many Academic Papers About BIID?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/why-do-i-read-so-many-academic-papers-about-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/why-do-i-read-so-many-academic-papers-about-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read a lot of the publications I can find that discuss BIID. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve missed some, but I&#8217;ve read most of what is available. Why? Because we need to be informed when we talk to different &#34;interest groups&#34; about BIID.

Someone was telling me recently that they didn&#8217;t want to read these articles, as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/why-do-i-read-so-many-academic-papers-about-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Children And BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/children-and-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/children-and-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crutches]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our regulars pointed me to two very interesting videos on YouTube. Both are of (apparently) non-disabled kids - one is pretending, the other just got crutches for Christmas!!! Perhaps we see BIID in too many places, but these really have me puzzled. 

Asher Faking
The 1st video shows a young kid (3 years old) [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/children-and-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>To Kill a Mockingbird</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/to-kill-a-mockingbird.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/to-kill-a-mockingbird.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Impairment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mockingbirds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologise to everyone for throwing in an obscure reference to the movie &#34;To Kill a Mockingbird&#34; in last month&#8217;s post, Ruminations on Sexuality, without giving any clue as to why I find relevance to BIID in the story. This post is to rectify that.

The movie is based on the novel by Harper Lee, which [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/to-kill-a-mockingbird.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Are You Ready?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/are-you-ready.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/are-you-ready.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[decision]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Readiness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s the question of true import: Are you ready? Ready for surgery, or ready to acquire the physical impairment you wish? Many of us talk about becoming paraplegics, or amputees, or blind, or deaf. Some of us are ready. Some of us aren&#8217;t ready. Some of us will never be ready. But who&#8217;s to say [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/are-you-ready.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In a Wheelchair; Having a Disability</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-a-wheelchair-having-a-disability.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-a-wheelchair-having-a-disability.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Assistive Device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fibromyalgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hearing Loss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m having a meltdown; yes, right now. It&#8217;s two days after Christmas, and apparently time for major weeping fits. Hesitation creeps in. Is it okay to use this website as my personal journal? It can get embarrassing to make myself so vulnerable. My excuse is that BIID deeply infiltrates every aspect of my life.

Pain has [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-a-wheelchair-having-a-disability.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/happy-new-year.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/happy-new-year.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Year 2010. New Year is usualy a time for resolutions. I&#8217;m not gonna bother. These kinds of resolutions never work for me. After a week or three, I revert right back. Besides, one should resolve to do something because they really want to do it, not because it is New Year.

In any case, I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/happy-new-year.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Real Life Test Recommended</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/real-life-test-recommended.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/real-life-test-recommended.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nerve Block]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Psychiatrist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This last week, I have exchanged a few emails with one of the prominent psychiatrists in the field of Body Integrity Identity Disorder. This exchange leaves me somewhat disturbed, due to the implications I see in this person&#8217;s position.

We were discussing potential surgery for paralysis BIID. He&#8217;d just had dinner with the only surgeon who [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/real-life-test-recommended.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Youtube, Irresistible At Times</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/youtube-irresistible-at-times.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/youtube-irresistible-at-times.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atrophy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Devotee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I did something silly this morning, and I&#8217;m still &#34;paying the price&#34;. Somehow, I ended up on Youtube and watched one video about a triple amputee drinking beer out of her leg prosthesis. From there, it wasn&#8217;t long before I watched clips of paraplegics, and that was doom.

From one video about that amputee, to another, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/youtube-irresistible-at-times.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Pobble Who Has No Toes</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-pobble-who-has-no-toes.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-pobble-who-has-no-toes.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Breasts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Different]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fingers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Normal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pobbles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Foot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
  The Pobble who has no toes
    Had once as many as we;


Later in Edward Lear&#8217;s poem, we find out just how many that is:

  Nobody knew: and nobody knows
    How the Pobble was robbed of his twice five toes!

I have a friend who has twice six [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-pobble-who-has-no-toes.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Collection Of BIID Article In A New Book</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-collection-of-biid-article-in-a-new-book.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-collection-of-biid-article-in-a-new-book.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dr. First]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3746</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently received a new book with a collection of articles about Body Integrity Identity Disorder. I had written an article for it a while back. It is good to have such a book available. But I must admit I have yet to read more than a few of the articles. I am just getting [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-collection-of-biid-article-in-a-new-book.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Our Children</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/our-children.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/our-children.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cliffs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suicide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a long and serious talk with my sixteen year old son today. We have a wonderful relationship, and he has told me that I am a great parent. We always have a lot of fun together. Today I asked him what I could do to be a better parent. His answer was related [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/our-children.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I Must Be A Naughty Boy</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-must-be-a-naughty-boy.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-must-be-a-naughty-boy.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Santa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas 2009. I did not get what I wished for, *really* wished for. I bet you didn&#8217;t either! I must be really naughty. I&#8217;ve been asking Santa for the same thing every year since I was 5 year old: To become paraplegic.

So you&#8217;ve been asking for the same thing. If you&#8217;ve not been asking to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-must-be-a-naughty-boy.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BIID Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-acceptance.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-acceptance.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cliffs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compression Fracture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crutches]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disclosures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hiking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Independent Living]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFOs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quadriplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spinal Cord Injuries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[T12]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday we had one of my close friends over for dinner. She has multiple disabilities from birth, and is completely accepting and supportive of my BIID. The occasion for dinner was her recent engagement to be married, and she wanted to introduce her fiance to us. It seemed important to her that he and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-acceptance.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Briefest Of Updates</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-briefest-of-updates.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-briefest-of-updates.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is Christmas in a couple of days. I have been an absentee webmaster these last few weeks, and I apologise for it. There isn&#8217;t much new going on in my life, and on top of it, this time of year is tricky at best.

The only real good thing is that it&#8217;s Summer in this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-briefest-of-updates.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>My People</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/my-people.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/my-people.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>justann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ann's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asperger]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this thought-provoking blog post about BIID on Biodiverse Resistance.

The author, who is autistic, responds to the following quote published elsewhere:

Maybe because I spent all those years thinking about disability long before I was diagnosed with one? Either I had a touch of BIID myself or I just somehow subconsciously knew, from [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/my-people.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>At the Dentist Again</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/at-the-dentist-again.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/at-the-dentist-again.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accessible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Doors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transfers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t planning to write again about going to the dentist. It&#8217;s pretty mundane stuff. But as I was sitting there this afternoon, I thought about Sean&#8217;s post &#34;Writing About What I Do, Or About What I Feel&#34;. Okay, just let me know if I&#8217;m boring the crap out of you. I can take it. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/at-the-dentist-again.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Back To Square One With The Wheelchair Purchase&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/back-to-square-one-with-the-wheelchair-purchase.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/back-to-square-one-with-the-wheelchair-purchase.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>justann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ann's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[*Sigh* Well, my intuition that something would go wrong with the wheelchair order has proved correct. Even though I made it very clear on the phone that I wanted the self propel version, I ended up with the transit version. Someone is coming to collect it tomorrow. And they won&#8217;t have the self propel in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/back-to-square-one-with-the-wheelchair-purchase.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Three Day Diary</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/three-day-diary.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/three-day-diary.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fibromyalgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incontinence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peeing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Polio]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Triplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just things I did last week; peeing, pondering, parking; the usual stuff:

Thursday
There is a first time for everything. I accidentally peed myself and it went all the way through to my skirt, even though I was wearing an incontinence pad. Yay me! Yes, well, there&#8217;s not many audiences besides you lot who would understand my [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/three-day-diary.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sometimes, People Just Don&#8217;t Get It</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/sometimes-people-just-dont-get-it.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/sometimes-people-just-dont-get-it.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boyfriend]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Girlfriend]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an email from the girlfriend of someone who has BIID. She was at a loss and confused, and was asking for my opinion. I am very glad she did. However, I just could not get through. It saddens me.

This guy had admitted to his girlfriend that he has BIID, and wanted to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/sometimes-people-just-dont-get-it.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Waiting Impatiently For A Delivery&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/waiting-impatiently-for-a-delivery.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/waiting-impatiently-for-a-delivery.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>justann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ann's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello! You probably don&#8217;t remember me, but I wrote a couple of posts back in May. Quite a bit has happened since then - I&#8217;ve moved house, which has been amazingly good for my mental health, as have several other things - including taking a bit of time off work to do stuff I love, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/anns-thoughts/waiting-impatiently-for-a-delivery.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ruminations on Sexuality</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ruminations-on-sexuality.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ruminations-on-sexuality.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orgasm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sensory Loss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Virgin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am in the habit of reading my own posts from a year ago, to see what has changed and what has not changed. For me, the most astonishing post so far is &#34;Warning! Wheelchairs Can Make You Heterosexual&#34;. Getting to that point was a bit weird. What happened since is a bit weird.

A year [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/ruminations-on-sexuality.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Writing About What I Do, Or About What I Feel?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/writing-about-what-i-do-or-about-what-i-feel.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/writing-about-what-i-do-or-about-what-i-feel.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3653</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not so many posts about day-to-day wheeling from me in the last few years. I&#8217;ve been told people want to see those kind of posts, but I find them difficult to write. Because using a wheelchair daily is part of my life. And I think that switch has happened for Chloe, and a few others [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/writing-about-what-i-do-or-about-what-i-feel.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BIID, Symbology and Meaning</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-symbology-and-meaning.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-symbology-and-meaning.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chakra]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Symbolism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have an impulse to find meaning in things, beyond the scientific realities. This does not mean that I ever seek anything that is contrary to a scientific explanation; but there can be additional perspectives.

For me, a rational explanation of BIID based on neuroanatomy, with perhaps some psychological influence, may be complete in of itself; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/biid-symbology-and-meaning.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Helping Others Who Won&#8217;t Help Themselves.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/helping-others-who-wont-help-themselves.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/helping-others-who-wont-help-themselves.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, I thought I&#8217;d give you guys a bit of an update on where I am.  Work has kept me pretty much occupied and I haven&#8217;t had the time or the energy to deal with much else (like posting regularly here).  I value my free time a lot now so I spend it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/helping-others-who-wont-help-themselves.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BIID Definition and Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/dans-thoughts/biid-definition-and-recommendations.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/dans-thoughts/biid-definition-and-recommendations.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dan's thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I was an amputee, I seemed to suffer from an alphabet soup of  disorders: PTSD, poor self-worth, hypersensitivity, anxiety disorder.   Lots of therapy didn&#8217;t really make any progress on any of these.  I thought (in strenuous disagreement with therapists) that if I had my  leg cut off I might be [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/dans-thoughts/biid-definition-and-recommendations.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Sound Of Crutches</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-sound-of-crutches.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-sound-of-crutches.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Crutches make an unmistakable sound. I can&#8217;t help myself, when I hear that sound, I turn around and I have a look. I&#8217;m not attracted by people with disabilities though. I cannot really explain why I do this.

The sound of crutches. A bit of a thud when the crutch hits the ground, followed by a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/the-sound-of-crutches.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Responding to Ashley Connor&#8217;s Article</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/responding-to-ashley-connors-article.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/responding-to-ashley-connors-article.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body Maps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I found a recent article on what appears to be a student online newspaper. &#34;Amputation Onsession (sic): Body Integrity Disorder&#34;. I fear the article isn&#8217;t particularly well written, it doesn&#8217;t flow, but that&#8217;s the least of its problems.

The article is full of innaccuracies, although that doesn&#8217;t surprise me much, because it&#8217;s pretty typical to have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/responding-to-ashley-connors-article.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Feminism, BIID and Perspective</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/feminism-biid-and-perspective.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/feminism-biid-and-perspective.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Feminism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patriarchy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Perspectives]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transsexual]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I have a confession to make. I am a feminist. Umm, no, I don&#8217;t hate men. You don&#8217;t have to hate men in order to be a feminist. Oh, yeah, I also have a sense of humor. What does this have to do with BIID? Well, nothing; or so I thought until my life as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/feminism-biid-and-perspective.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>What Would Be Different?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/what-would-be-different.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/what-would-be-different.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Therapist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, the therapist I was seeing asked me &#34;If you were to have surgery today, what would be different, what would change in your life?&#34;. It is a fair question.

Considering that I use my wheelchair so much of the time, that people know me as a wheelchair user, that I live, shop, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/what-would-be-different.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/thanksgiving.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/thanksgiving.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chocolate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peeing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I give thanks for having BIID. It makes my life more interesting.

I give thanks for being intersexed. It makes my life more interesting.
I give thanks for my wheelchair. I would be a mess without it.
I give thanks for Prozac. I would be a mess without it. 
I give thanks for not hating myself any more.
I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/thanksgiving.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Question Of Money, Or Lack Thereof</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-question-of-money-or-lack-thereof.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-question-of-money-or-lack-thereof.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3596</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reflecting on my financial status this afternoon. It&#8217;s quite easy to sum up: Broke. Oh, I&#8217;m not complaining, and I&#8217;m certainly not as poor as other people. But I find myself in a situation where I can&#8217;t seem to be able to dig myself out.

There&#8217;s this question of funding surgery. It takes a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/a-question-of-money-or-lack-thereof.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In-Laws Revisited</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-laws-revisited.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-laws-revisited.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crutch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alicia and I spent the day with her parents. It had been a while. On our last visit (The In-Laws) I was using a single crutch as my only assistive device. My disability presentations have changed since then.

Stairs. Urgh! No wheelchair. No problem. I&#8217;m sufficiently comfortable with just the left KAFO when things are not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/in-laws-revisited.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Site Traffic Drops Down</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/administrativia/site-traffic-drops-down.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/administrativia/site-traffic-drops-down.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Administrativia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was looking at the site&#8217;s statistics a few days ago. They show a significant drop in traffic. &#8220;You guys&#8221; aren&#8217;t visiting as much or as often as you used to!

In the period since we&#8217;ve not had a regular post published everyday, until now, the site has seen a steady decline in daily traffic. In [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/administrativia/site-traffic-drops-down.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Benefits Masquerading as Cause</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/benefits-masquerading-as-cause.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/benefits-masquerading-as-cause.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Amputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Impairment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PWD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stump]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tora]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tora&#8217;s comments regarding &#34;On The Origin Or Causes Of BIID - Abuse Or Not?&#34; got me thinking. There are potential psychological, physical and financial benefits to having BIID. Others, and indeed ourselves, can mistake such benefits as having a causative nature with regard to BIID. The logic in making such a connection is faulty.

Tora was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/benefits-masquerading-as-cause.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Response To Fab Matters&#8217; Questions</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-response-to-fab-matters-questions.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-response-to-fab-matters-questions.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disability rights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fab matters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Miska]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgender]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I try to keep an eye out for what people outside the BIID community have to say about BIID and about us. Yesterday I came across an interesting post on fab matters, which describes itself as &#34;transgender politics through a feminist lens&#34;. Miska, the site owner, poses some interesting questions.

The post is simply called &#34;The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-response-to-fab-matters-questions.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Wheelchair as a Vehicle for Change</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-wheelchair-as-a-vehicle-for-change.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-wheelchair-as-a-vehicle-for-change.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blah]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Braces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Presentation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had an epiphany while hiking&#8230; Yeah, okay, another one of Chloe&#8217;s tedious hiking stories: she gets to a point of pain and exhaustion where she just wants to stop, and then she takes the next step and isn&#8217;t it a wonderful metaphor for life and blah blah blah blah. Why would you [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-wheelchair-as-a-vehicle-for-change.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Must Drink More</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/must-drink-more.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/must-drink-more.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Edema]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Swollen Legs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3561</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t been drinking enough the last few days. That is, not enough fluids like water, or juice. I&#8217;m not talking about *drinking* in the sense of boozing up. And it&#8217;s causing problems, especially that my legs don&#8217;t move much at all.

Sitting in a wheelchair all day doesn&#8217;t help circulation much at all. Swelling of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/must-drink-more.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>15 Years&#8217; Friendship</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/15-years-friendship.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/15-years-friendship.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve known Ian for 15 years, give or take a few months. That suddenly hit me on my way to work this morning. Fifteen years! He&#8217;s one of my longest lasting friends. While we don&#8217;t see each other very often, we do keep in touch via &#34;teh intarwebs&#34;.

Ian and I did indeed meet &#34;in real [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/15-years-friendship.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dreaming About You All</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/dreaming-about-you-all.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/dreaming-about-you-all.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Claire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dream]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Symbology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a dream last night. It was about you; you who read and write here. It was a good dream.

It started with me entering a large room with a big party going on. People seemed to know each other, but most of the faces were not familiar to me. Sophie introduced me to Ada [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/dreaming-about-you-all.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BIID and Neural Pathways</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-and-neural-pathways.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-and-neural-pathways.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neural pathway]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neurology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is BIID psychological? Or is it neurological? There is evidence of neurological aspects to BIID, as found by Ramachandran and McGeoch. Does it mean that BIID is congenital, or is it acquired? Is it hard-wired? These are questions that happen often enough in discussion between transabled folks.

One consensus among us seems to be that if [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-and-neural-pathways.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hiking with a Leg Brace</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/hiking-with-a-leg-brace.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/hiking-with-a-leg-brace.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accessible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crutch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PWD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A month or two ago I was hiking high up in the mountains. The trailhead was at 10,200 ft. The first 45 minutes was along a reasonably level, though rocky, trail to a lake. After that I went off trail to climb a peak. Along that first part of the trail I couldn&#8217;t help but [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/hiking-with-a-leg-brace.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>On The Origin Or Cause Of BIID - Abuse Or Not?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/on-the-origin-or-cause-of-biid-abuse-or-not.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/on-the-origin-or-cause-of-biid-abuse-or-not.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cause]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Childhood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Origin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
On and off, I hear suggestions that childhood abuse is a cause of Body Integrity Identity Disorder. I disagree, in part, with that. I don&#8217;t think I verbalised just why I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s accurate, and I&#8217;ll do my best to explain where I come from here.

The thing is, we don&#8217;t know enough about BIID [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/on-the-origin-or-cause-of-biid-abuse-or-not.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>$100,000,000</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/100000000.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/100000000.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Insane]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening I was in the middle of writing an e-mail to Sean, when Alicia walked into the room to ask me a question. It came out of the blue; a complete surprise. My answer surprised me too. I&#8217;d go further. I was shocked by my answer.

The question was completely in the realm of fantasy. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/100000000.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Revisiting An Old Post About The Invasiveness Of BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/revisiting-an-old-post-about-the-invasiveness-of-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/revisiting-an-old-post-about-the-invasiveness-of-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Para]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost 4 years ago, I was writing Is There Anything Else? I find it interesting to read old posts of mine, as a way of seeing how my life has evolved (or not).

Well, reading that again, I realise that in many ways, I&#8217;m still right where I was at. BIID is here, and firmly anchored. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/revisiting-an-old-post-about-the-invasiveness-of-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Winter Cometh</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/winter-cometh.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/winter-cometh.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prozac]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not having a good day&#8230; There was snow on the car this morning (Oct 27), the first of the season. It&#8217;s not unusual; pretty close to the average date of first snow in fact. No, I&#8217;m not intending a post about climatology.

I woke up with a fibromyalgia episode clearly starting in my left shoulder. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/winter-cometh.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I Understand Suicidal Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-understand-suicidal-thoughts.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-understand-suicidal-thoughts.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suicide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my correspondants is having a real hard time lately (you know who you are), and expressed that they were seriously thinking about killing themselves. I hope they won&#8217;t. But I can&#8217;t say that I could blame them. My cousin killed himself a few years ago, and I understood.

I was the only one who [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/i-understand-suicidal-thoughts.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BIID Hits You When You Least Expect It</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-hits-you-when-you-least-expect-it.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-hits-you-when-you-least-expect-it.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Longing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching a TV show last night, one of those &#34;reality&#34; TV shows. It&#8217;s a good mindless way to pass the time, and is usualy a fairly decent way to distract myself from BIID. But last night, well, last night surprised me and a 1 second shot of a paraplegic woman sent my mind [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/biid-hits-you-when-you-least-expect-it.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>We Do Not Seek A Physical Impairment To Get On Public Benefits</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/we-do-not-seek-a-physical-impairment-to-get-on-public-benefits.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/we-do-not-seek-a-physical-impairment-to-get-on-public-benefits.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Physical Impairment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked by someone doing research into BIID about the issue of &#8220;government benefits&#8221;. It seems to be a great worry for many people. As if transabled folks were seeking a physical impairment just to collect the dole&#8230;

This is not a new topic here. And given that I&#8217;ve been somewhat preoccupied, I thought I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/we-do-not-seek-a-physical-impairment-to-get-on-public-benefits.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Business Presentation</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/business-presentation.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/business-presentation.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Normal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Presentation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Self-Conscious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spasms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Worms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I don&#8217;t know much about business, but it&#8217;s part of my job to make occasional scientific presentations. I&#8217;m writing this in real time so I thought I&#8217;d start with my anticipatory feelings about tomorrow afternoon.

  Not so long ago (~18 months) fear of feeling self-conscious in a wheelchair seemed like a good reason [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/business-presentation.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Last Night</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/last-night.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/last-night.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alicia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KAFOs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leg Brace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Muscle Spasms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sensation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shoulder Disarticulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ventriloquist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once in a while one gets out of bed feeling a little different from the night before. It was like that this morning. I&#8217;ll just describe the night as is, without attempting too much in the way of interpretation:

It started with the muscle spasms in my left thigh. I&#8217;ve learnt that they are not completely [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/last-night.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>What&#8217;s Happening With Claire - An Update</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/whats-happening-with-claire-an-update.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/whats-happening-with-claire-an-update.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Claire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you have noticed, Claire hasn&#8217;t been around much these last few months. While I am in contact with her regularly via email, I miss her participation here. As I was musing about what topic I should discuss here, she said &#34;Why don&#8217;t you talk about me?&#34;. I thought it was a good [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/whats-happening-with-claire-an-update.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pushing a Shopping Cart</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/pushing-a-shopping-cart.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/pushing-a-shopping-cart.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chloe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Help]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;ve been grocery shopping from a wheelchair for more than a year, I had yet to attempt pushing one of those big shopping carts; until yesterday.

It seemed very intimidating. Exactly how do you do it? To my recollection I have never seen a wheelchair user pushing a shopping cart. Sean reassured me that it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/pushing-a-shopping-cart.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In My Dream, I Was Blind</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-my-dream-i-was-blind.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-my-dream-i-was-blind.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blind]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I dreamed that I was blind. It was a strange dream. It had more to it than the part where I was blind, but that&#8217;s the part that is sticking. I was blind, and not paralysed.

It was interesting, because the dream was quite vivid. But also it was a &#34;dual mode&#34; dream, I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/in-my-dream-i-was-blind.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Bandage.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/the-bandage.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/the-bandage.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ankle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body Integrity Identity Disorder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clavicle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[immobilisation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LLC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[relief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=3428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sprained my ankle last week.  It was one of those dramatic &#8220;TV&#8221; moments where I was holding a packet of powdered milk in one hand, a glass jar of coffee in the other hand and suddenly my foot rolled over.  With a loud scream I managed to roll over onto my side [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/the-bandage.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
