by Chloe - 24 December 2009
On Saturday we had one of my close friends over for dinner. She has multiple disabilities from birth, and is completely accepting and supportive of my BIID. The occasion for dinner was her recent engagement to be married, and she wanted to introduce her fiance to us. It seemed important to her that he and I would approve of each other.
BIID Acceptance continues »
by Chloe - 7 September 2009
Today I wore my above knee hot pink skirt to work. I’m getting bolder as I get more and more comfortable about being myself. People ask me how I’m doing more often than they did before… Before I became disabled.
Hot Pink continues »
by Sean - 3 August 2009
One of the Google Alerts I receive pointed me to a transgender resource site’s forum. Someone had posted a link to Sophie’s It’s All About You. And of course, the discussion that ensued had some good and bad, backed up by a lot of misunderstanding and erroneous facts, if not complete lack of facts. As usual, I do my best to provide people with the right information so they can make an informed decision. The thread was locked after a couple responses to my post.
It Has Nothing To Do With Wanting To Be *Disabled* continues »
by Chloe - 24 May 2009
It’s time for the first hike of the year. What will I think? What will I feel? I often have an intense internal dialog when I hike. It’s not that I’m insane. Right? I don’t say anything out loud. I don’t have multiple personality disorder. It’s just me talking to me. Everybody does it. Right? I’m not going to censor this.
First Hike continues »
by Chloe - 19 April 2009
GP visits in a wheelchair have turned out to be very pleasant experiences. Today was no exception.
GP Visit Number Five continues »