BIID Acceptance

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.

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Hot Pink

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.

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It Has Nothing To Do With Wanting To Be *Disabled*

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.

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First Hike

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.

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GP Visit Number Five

by Chloe - 19 April 2009

GP visits in a wheelchair have turned out to be very pleasant experiences. Today was no exception.

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