Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 11 September 2011
A new wing has been added to the psychiatric hospital where I work, doubling its size. The opening ceremonies took place recently, along with a grand tour, buffet lunch, etc. Yes, it was fun, but deeper meanings relating to BIID kept dripping from my experience of it.
A Grand Opening continues »
by Chloe - 7 September 2011
I came home from work a few weeks ago to find that Danielle (Alicia) had just published her third book of poetry: "Dead Black Bird in a Furnace." (The book is available at this page: http://www.daniellesaintemarie.com/works.html) By prior agreement I had seen or heard only a few of these poems ahead of time. Some of these were about my BIID you see, and I wanted to avoid acting as a censor.
BIID: The Poem continues »
by Chloe - 24 August 2011
I felt ready to push the envelope a bit in this mode of hiking with leg braces. I decided to go alone and 100% off trail. There was inevitably going to be some boulder hopping too; I’m familiar with what to expect in such an area even though I’d never done this particular hike before. And yes, the idea of all this scared the crap out of me. However, I am accustomed to scaring the crap out of myself; it seems to be a habit of mine.
Bilateral Leg Brace Hike Number Two continues »
by Chloe - 14 August 2011
I finally got around to doing a hike with bilateral leg braces and crutches. This is the hike to a high elevation lake that I mentioned wanting to do almost two years ago.
Bilateral Leg Brace Hike Number One continues »
by Chloe - 23 July 2011
The title is a quote… from a "friend". It had to happen sooner or later didn’t it? With around two hundred In Real Life disclosures under my belt at this point, perhaps I was getting a little over confident in my explanatory abilities.
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