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The Year 2009
Written by Chloe on Friday, January 8, 2010
The year 2008 was quite eventful for me in terms of BIID. The excitement continued unabated in 2009. Here are summaries for comparison.
The Year 2008
- First ever explicit disclosure about BIID.
- Interview with Michael First.
- Discovered transabled.org.
- First use of leg braces in public.
- Bought first wheelchair.
- Bought second wheelchair.
- First use of wheelchair in public.
- BIID related psychotherapy.
- Full time crutching at work.
- Told my GP.
- Amazed at how much I could write about.
The Year 2009
- Skied off cliffs with intent. Plenty of spectacular bruises.
- First flight as a person with disability.
- Lost virginity; with someone who believed I’m paraplegic.
- Disability parking permit.
- GP sanctioned orthotist visits.
- Full time left KAFO at work.
- First time accidentally falling out of wheelchair in public.
- Double roll-over 75 mph car wreck while wearing both leg braces. Didn’t get lucky.
- Urethral catheterisation at hospital after car wreck was good.
- Three concussions. Yay! No wait, that wasn’t what I wanted.
- Full time wheelchair at work.
- First business presentation while in wheelchair.
- Gave talk to clinical psychology graduate students about BIID.
- Number of people IRL told about my BIID reaches around a hundred.
- Extreme embarrassment about how much crap I write.
The Year 2010
- Anybody care to place bets?
Tags: BIID, Disability, KAFO, Leg Braces, Paraplegic, Wheelchair
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2 Comments
Ah; it’s that time of year again! To be sure there were a number of firsts in 2010; such as my first flight with a wheelchair, my first time wearing an AFO, and more. However, one thing stands out compared with which all else pales in significance. I feel I have reached a state of positive mental health hitherto unrealised. I am awed by how many people have helped me in this. If you feel you may have contributed, then almost certainly it is so.
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1 On 9 January, 2010, Chloe said:
Alicia and I happened to be at the library together yesterday. I was on the internet while she selected some books. She returned while I had this post on the screen, so she read it. She said “It makes you sound completely insane!” Later in the day she referred to me as a “bottomless spring of wellness.” Hmm. Take your pick, I guess.