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Author Archives: Jamieson Wolf
A Constant Companion
Pain has been a constant companion lately. I carry it with me like a feather boa that is wrapped around my throat tightly so that I cannot get air. Or perhaps it is like concrete that slowly drips down my … Continue reading
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Birthday Reminders
I was born on August 22nd, 1978. Every year around my birthday I am reminded that I was supposed to have died My mother, young and frightened, felt her contractions starting late one evening and was rushed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Doctors, Memoir, People, self esteem, The Past
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A Birthday Dream
I did not sleep well last night. I was dreaming again. I have been cursed or blessed (I’m not sure which) with being able to remember almost all my dreams in photographic detail. Sometimes this is a good thing: a … Continue reading
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Quiet Conversation/Simple Pleasures
I am slightly worried. My legs have been seizing up lately, turning from flesh into rock and stone at a moments notice. This is not so unusual for me except that normally I have some sort of warning that my … Continue reading
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Fear/Love
I think I frightened my husband last night. Lying in bed, waiting for sleep to claim me once again, my entire body spasmed at once. I know I shook the bed, that my husband felt me shake. I don’t think … Continue reading
Abled Not Disabled
Cerebral Palsy is not a disease. A few people have been sending me emails and leaving comments on this blog and I am thankful beyond words that my words have moved them to do so. It’s still a bit bizzare … Continue reading
Pride on the Wind
I have not blogged lately. This is mostly because I have been on vacation and have been hard at work on the memoir. My legs, however, have not been on vacation, regardless of what the rest of me is doing. … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Muscles, Spasms
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A Guessing Game
My legs are talking again. I can feel them throbbing with the want to scream their lungs out. If legs had lungs that is. Their conversation is particularly loud today as I make my way to work. My left leg … Continue reading
Posted in Muscles, Spasms, swelling, Walking
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Heel Toe Get Up and Go
Today it is my feet that are bothering me. I can’t seem to walk properly today; I don’t know why this is. I feel like I have clown feet today, cripple feet. I go to take a step and find … Continue reading
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Blue Blood Words
I have been quiet lately. This has been mostly due to the fact that I am fighting off a small bout of depression. It’s as if there is a blueness around me that I can breathe in. It wants to … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, self esteem, The Past, Words
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Two Steps at a Time 