Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 27 October 2011
Despite being in a wheelchair most of the time, my leg braces get quite a bit of use. Things wear out; especially when you boulder hop up mountains and such. It was time to take my KAFOs in for a tune up.
A Visit to the Orthotist continues »
by Chloe - 7 September 2011
I came home from work a few weeks ago to find that Danielle (Alicia) had just published her third book of poetry: "Dead Black Bird in a Furnace." (The book is available at this page: http://www.daniellesaintemarie.com/works.html) By prior agreement I had seen or heard only a few of these poems ahead of time. Some of these were about my BIID you see, and I wanted to avoid acting as a censor.
BIID: The Poem continues »
by Chloe - 24 August 2011
I felt ready to push the envelope a bit in this mode of hiking with leg braces. I decided to go alone and 100% off trail. There was inevitably going to be some boulder hopping too; I’m familiar with what to expect in such an area even though I’d never done this particular hike before. And yes, the idea of all this scared the crap out of me. However, I am accustomed to scaring the crap out of myself; it seems to be a habit of mine.
Bilateral Leg Brace Hike Number Two continues »
by Chloe - 14 August 2011
I finally got around to doing a hike with bilateral leg braces and crutches. This is the hike to a high elevation lake that I mentioned wanting to do almost two years ago.
Bilateral Leg Brace Hike Number One continues »
by Chloe - 21 July 2011
Ever since that first visit when I disclosed to my GP about BIID, the subject has seemed to dominate our discussions in one way or another. Today was no exception.
GP Visit Number Eleven continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.