by Ada - 15 November 2008
I’ve only talked to one friend about all this transabled, BIID stuff. Of course, I blurted something out after a few cocktails one night. I thought there was at least a small chance he was drunk and wouldn’t remember. But he did remember. And he’s been really great! He commented that he can hear in my voice that a weight has been lifted. He asks me about what I’m going through, and has been far more supportive than I could have imagined. He doesn’t really understand, but he doesn’t question my feelings or thoughts.
Called to the wheelchair… continues »
by Zoe - 14 November 2008
I’ve been reading Alain De Botton’s ‘The Consolations of Philosophy‘ lately. I have read it in the past, but I managed to pick up a cheap copy the other week and it has reminded me how much I liked it when I first read it.
On a more positive note… continues »
by Sean - 13 November 2008
Last September in a conversation on the Yahoo! Group Fighting-It, I mentionned that I was usualy hyper-aware of my legs. Someone asked if anyone had tried "hyper-hyper-awareness", forcing onces to think of nothing else but paralysis for long periods of time.
Hyper-hyper awareness of one’s legs continues »
by Zoe - 11 November 2008
So, if I’m going to be unpopular then I might as well ask the difficult questions floating around in my head now, and hopefully try and redeem myself later on.
Devil’s Advocate (2) continues »
by Chloe - 10 November 2008
It is important to me to try to prepare myself emotionally for becoming paraplegic. I don’t take this lightly. I am not so naive as to imagine that BIID will protect me from grief and depression. Paraplegia is not just sunshine and rainbows. The adjustment will be tough, physically and emotionally. Recently I read a book that helped me work through some of these issues.
“From There To Here” continues »