Last week was really stressful. I found out that I needed a letter of medical necessity and my doctor to sign a form for my motors to be put on. My provider didn’t tell me until I asked, yet again, what the hold up is on my motor replacement, I needed all this paperwork because
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Like every other little girl I had dreams growing up. Wife and mother? Absolutely. My dreams were bigger, however. From age 8 until I decided to go to graduate school for political science: I wanted to practice law. I was sure that’s what God wanted. I thought that’s how God wanted me to change the
I had a really rough day CP wise yesterday. My kind of CP means I have too much muscle tone, and my muscles often get tight. This is particularly true when I don’t feel great. Yesterday was one of those days. I know why and as soon as it’s safe to do so: I’m going
Introvert. That word has been hurled at me like a cuss word while staying at home as much as possible during this pandemic. It was said in a way that was meant to hurt my feelings because I was asked if staying home so much was getting on my nerves/bothering me. No, was my answer
I adore my paternal grandfather. If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know that. The world called him Kirk because his first name was too hard for most people to pronounce. I get the honor of calling him granddaddy and buddy as his only grandchild. Kirk bravely thrived with Parkinson’s my whole life
My church did something cool for Mother’s Day. As part of virtual service tomorrow: they asked us all to video what we loved about our Mama’s in 10 seconds or less. Y’all I tried to put my feelings about my mama in 10 seconds or less, but I quickly discovered I couldn’t. She deserves so
During senior year of undergrad: I was selected to represent my university as a fellow at the Center for the Presidency and Congress (CSPC). It was an honor and responsibility. I felt an immense sense of pressure. Some of it internal and quite a bit external. Well meaning people often wanted to know what I
Having CP means there are things I can’t do, but the people I love have always preferred me to focus on what I can do. I decided to write a blog post detailing many of the things I can do because there’s a lot of misinformation out there. I want to clear up what I
This pandemic has given me lots of time to think. Of course there’s been responsibilities and stress, but in between there’s been lots of self reflection and reading. I have been reading female authors. Incredible women who literally have built for themselves and those they hold most dear authentic lives full of faith, fire, grace,
I promise I have more ideas for blog posts, however I wanted to give y’all a quick update on the process of getting my chair repaired. My new batteries came in late Thursday evening. I picked them and paid for them yesterday. We’re half way to having my chair fully functioning. I am happy to