by Chloe - 2 October 2009
When I went to get my afternoon latte today, one of the cafeteria employees was sitting next to the Starbucks. He’s about twenty years old, and we always enjoy conversing. We gave each other a big grin as I rolled up. He said "It looks like you’re having more and more fun with that". I said "Yes, it IS fun". We chatted about fun things to do in a wheelchair, as I waited for my coffee. I probably would not have given this any more thought had it not been for a chance encounter as I left work this evening.
A Chance Encounter continues »
by Dan - 23 September 2009
Before amputation, my BIID was up and down a lot. Now I am much more stable, but there is still some up and down. Before, when BIID was up, I really despised being what I was. When it was down, I was mildly unhappy about being what I was.
Up And Down Revisited continues »
by Sean - 1 August 2009
Something has been bugging me for a while now. It’s time to discuss it, because it’s a fairly common issue that happens in the BIID community. It seems like many people who get their BIID’s need met just drop out of touch and just don’t stick around anymore. It is rather frustrating.
BIID Hit & Run continues »
by Tom - 3 June 2009
I had told Chloe about The Handless Maiden by Loranne Brown, and she eventually read it. I had been thinking of writing a post about it for quite a while, but I never managed to get past the first few lines. Then, Chloe published her post, The Handless Maiden. I’m not going to say much about the novel in this post, I’m not even trying to get to anything, this is just a bunch of reactions that I went through while reading Chloe’s post. And this is very personal.
More on The Handless Maiden continues »
by Sean - 30 May 2009
Today finds me empty, deflated. I fail to see what the point of continuing like this is. There are happy moments here and there, but they are far from sustained, and they are overshadowed by a brutish despair.
Life, BIID, Surgery, Value, And All That Jazz continues »