Feeling the Disability

by Chloe - 26 December 2010

Honest introspection is a wonderful psychological tool. I experience a particular delight from this when I can hold more than one seemingly contradictory feeling simultaneously. Sometimes it just happens…

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GP Visit Number Seven

by Chloe - 15 August 2009

Somehow most of my GP visits end up having quite a bit to do with BIID, even though it’s not the primary reason for the appointment. I’m numbering the visits from the first one in a wheelchair, at which I disclosed about my BIID.

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Week Two

by Chloe - 2 August 2009

It seemed like it would be interesting to write down things that happen at work as a result of being in a wheelchair. I’m writing this in diary style, numbering the days according to actual wheeling days at work. This is week two:

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Accepting Gifts

by Chloe - 31 July 2009

Sometimes I receive gifts from the universe. The latest gift was a car crash. How am I going to use this gift? For starters, it means that I will never need to drive a stick shift again. So I will never need to use my left leg for driving again. So there is no reason not to have a fixed ankle on my left leg brace.

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Tenth Hike

by Chloe - 29 July 2009

A week after my car crash, I decided to see if I could make it through a day without any Percocet. I made it. This seemed to indicate that I was ready for a hike the next day. Alicia didn’t agree. Sean didn’t agree. But then, I’m a stubborn little bitch.

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