I’m still putting together a list of books I love, but I promised a list of TV shows I love at some point last year, so this post is me making good on that promise. In full disclosure as the blog grows and I have much more work to do: I find myself watching less
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I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my blog and my condition recently. I’m going to take them each one by one. Who writes your blog posts? I do. I would NEVER trust anyone else to tell my story. Do you have a company that does your social media posts for you? No, I post
George HW Bush is my second favorite president. I don’t respect the man because of any political ideology I hold, as some assume; but because of my other job as a political scientist who studies the American Presidency. I am an Independent voter. I don’t agree completely with either major political party in the US.
Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act becoming law. I wrote a post about what it means to and for me 30 years later last year. You can read that here: https://wordpress.com/posts/thrivingwithcerebralpalsy.com?s=What+the+A What I want to talk about, now, is the work still to be done. Yes, the ADA made the
My backup died on May 11th. I called my wheelchair provider immediately after I got settled in my newest chair. 5 phone calls later and I still had not even ben put on the schedule for a diagnostic test to diagnose the problem. A text message to my childhood physical therapist gave me another way
The title tells y’all what this is going to be about: updates on some stuff. They will be addressed in turn below: Backup chair repair: I am still nowhere with my provider. I have called the receptionist five times. Four of those: I talked to her directly. Once I left a message. I am still
This blog post is not usually what I write about. It is born out of anger and frustration. Turning negatives into positives is what I strive to do in all aspects of my life. I want to take my experiences and help people. Let’s talk about how I avoid scammers. Yes, I’ve been a victim.
If you have been following this blog for a while: yes. you read the title correctly. A couple of days ago my backup chair started making a noise I’m quite familiar with: the grinding of gears. That noise means a motor is on its way out. I was joyous about this development…not. Power chairs are
I didn’t know until a few years ago that there was such a thing as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. It took me by surprise, actually. My initial thought was: “Really? We need one?” It actually bothered me, at first, because I didn’t want people with my condition to be singled out anymore than they already
Be yourself. That phrase has been uttered to me by people I love quite a bit over the years. It has today as a matter of fact. They mean well. It comes from a place of love. Those two words are seemingly so simple. However, they are weighty. From the time I knew I was