First Ski Day
by Chloe - 24 November 2008
Today, as of this writing, I went skiing for the first time this season. It was a very happy experience.
First Ski Day continues »
How to tell the ones that we love the most?
by Zoe - 18 November 2008
I’d like to seek some guidance from those who have gone there before me?
How to tell the ones that we love the most? continues »Hiking Angst
by Chloe - 16 November 2008
The hiking season is over. I have been hiking a great deal this year. One might reasonably ask why a would-be paraplegic is doing so much hiking. The simple answer is that it is something that I greatly enjoy. However, there are deep undercurrents of BIID making this much more complex.
Hiking Angst continues »Dr. Man’s office
by Ada - 12 November 2008
In addition to living with BIID, I live with depression. I was first diagnosed with depression when I was 15. Of course, my depression did not begin at 15. My depression began before my birth. I was having trouble in school, crying virtually every waking moment of the day. I began to talk with a counselor at school. He met with me regularly. I didn’t really like him. I didn’t dislike him either. He was okay. I was simply so troubled that I went to him because he was the only resource I had at the time. We had not been meeting and talking long, when he realized he was far beyond his depth counseling me, so he rang my parents. I was embarrassed and upset to learn he called them. My parents were shocked to learn that their seemingly normal daughter was <gasp> suicidal.Quick action by them resulted in my beginning to see a psychologist.
Dr. Man’s office continues »“From There To Here”
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.
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