Many people with CP have texture related food issues. As in: we can’t tolerate certain foods because of their textures. I’m not immune to this particular side effect. Here’s the list of foods I don’t eat because I can’t handle their textures: raw tomatoes: I can’t handle the smell of them, either; because my nose
Author: gapb83
I’ve always been really, really, curious. I’ve also always been a really deep thinker. My parents think it is because I’m an only child by birth and the baby of my blood family. ..At least ’til my cousins started marrying & having babies. My mama used to call me her middle aged teenager, sometimes. I
I don’t have to think or write about this for 4 more years: YAY! In Georgia, USA here is the process to get a Handicapped sticker/tag: If you do NOT drive or can’t for any reason: you have to have a doctor sign off on everything. In other words: full paperwork is required to be
1. Last Tuesday I had my physical: I’m in really good health. 2. Last Thursday I got my diagnosis for my most recent chair confirmed: the right motor. Both motors must be replaced because they don’t work properly if they are not. They are under warranty and my provider will call me when they are
If you read this blog regularly: you know that I was very shy, growing up, because of my condition. When my heart and mind were heavy mama, granny, and my aunts did something remarkable: they allowed me outlets to express myself when I didn’t feel like talking about what was on my mind. The outlets
Author’s Note: I wrote this many years ago on my personal, private, Facebook as a note. I posted it on this blog on November 13, 2019. Well before JK Rowling’s awful transphobic comments in June 2020. I still have all my Potter books and the movies I purchased before those comments as well. I love
My academic mentor often tells his classes the following: “Where you sit determines where you stand.” This quote does not belong to either of us. I just can’t remember right now who said it, but when I do I’ll edit this to give them credit. That quote applies to me literally. I have been using
I’ll start with the good: Here’s the not so good or fun: I’ll give you all an update after my appointment on Tuesday.
Mama is very protective of me. Dad is too, but our relationship is different. Mama and I are a team. Our teamwork was born out of necessity first. Mama stayed home with me, after age four, and dad was the sole bread winner in our house. A lot of families don’t have that option. I
The time change: it is a hideous process we go through twice a year. I wish Georgia was one of the states that stayed on one time all year. I have toddler-like balance at best. I also have a startle reflex. My startle reflex has gotten, somewhat, better over the years. Last night, right before