Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 17 May 2011
It is now exactly four weeks to the day that bilateral KAFOs became part of my standard disability presentation. Today also happened to be the first day that someone asked me about that extra leg brace.
Confession at the Dentist continues »
by Chloe - 28 October 2010
We needed to get our car fixed, so I wasn’t going in to work last Friday. Alicia and I would be spending most of the day together, and it was a nice opportunity to satisfy my occasional desire to wear bilateral KAFOs. I wore my hot pink outfit. It is no longer a concern that anybody might look at my braces. It’s just irrelevant to me, though sometimes it can be entertaining.
A Day in KAFOs continues »
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 - 23 October 2009
Once in a while one gets out of bed feeling a little different from the night before. It was like that this morning. I’ll just describe the night as is, without attempting too much in the way of interpretation:
Last Night continues »
by Chloe - 26 September 2009
Hi Gill! Yes, this was completely inspired by Gill’s comment (Sep 22) on Raising the Hemline. She starts "I’m still trying to pick up courage to go out in a mini-skirt with my braces on". So am I, Gill; so am I!
Mini-Skirts and Braces continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.