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An interesting new website
Written by Sean on Friday, January 26, 2007
I received an email over the Christmas/New Year break that I had to ignore because I was leaving town for a vacation. Fortunately, the writer persevered and got in touch again after it was obvious I was back. This person describe herself as "a twentysomething transabled MS-wannabe grrl." She recently started a blog.
One of the post in her blog talks about receiving, unpacking and sitting in her first wheelchair for the first time. I read it, and smiled. I was reminded of Claire’s description of getting and putting together her own chair, not that long ago. I was also reminded of my own experience of getting to sit in a chair for the first time. I think that unless you are transabled and have experienced sitting in your own wheelchair for the first time, no amount of explanation or description would really make sense.
But once you have lived this, you can understand the following two statements:
I sat down. In my chair. and everything… slowed down. I was somehow a lot more aware of my breathing, aware of every little feeling in my body. Wrapped my hands around the handrims, and it just feels… right. Natural, somehow. - R.F.
Or:
Rolled my wheelchair over to me, positioned it in front of the computer. Took another deep breath. And sat down.
And the universe shifted. - Claire
Getting your first wheelchair is a momentous event. I imagine it would also be somewhat memorable for someone who acquired a physical impairment, using a wheelchair for the first time. But I guess it would be much more negative for them than it is for those of us who are transabled.
I guess what struck me above all is that yet another person has experienced something I have, that there’s yet another person who has quite a lot in common with me, and with the dozens and hundred of regular visitors to the site. It’s good to know we’re not alone.
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1 On 26 January, 2007, Sophie said:
It’ll be interesting to see how it develops…I really liked her entry about getting her new chair too…in a way I missed that part of the experience since I physically collected my chair from a sales man already put together :(