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Author Archives: Jamieson Wolf
Uncomfortable Fruit
This weekend was not pleasant. I spent Saturday helping my husband at a business EXPO and my body made sure I paid for it afterwards. After five hours of standing and sitting and talking to people, all I wanted was for my body … Continue reading
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Dancing Standing Still
During the past few days, my legs have been trying to dance without moving. At least this is what it feels like. As if my legs have moved and shook and jived all over the place when I wasn’t looking. … Continue reading
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Rhyming Diversion
I feel like I am wearing a different skin than normal. It feels like my body is stretching inside, trying to fit itself into another shape, to move and twist and turn myself into someone else. My shoulders and my … Continue reading
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Flare Up, Get Up
I had a flare up last night. I climbed under the covers, the fan cool on my face, and had to get up for something or other. When I stood, I had to sit back down again. Without warning, the … Continue reading
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Daily Meditation
There are benefits to meditation. It can help me ignore the spasms. My counting is a form of meditation. I count so I can work myself through the spasm, through the pain. There are other forms of meditation too. My … Continue reading
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Inside Out
Cerebral Palsy, I think, helps me keep in mind how quickly things can change. We came back from dinner last night. It’s warm here, spring finally showing her colours to the world. The night was a gorgeous melee of people … Continue reading
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Thirsty Thoughts
It’s odd, really. Writing all this out has given me a better perspective of myself. I got an email from one of my friends the other day after he read a couple posts from this blog; he said that he would … Continue reading
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Walking on Broken Glass
I feel as if the twin is littering the ground with shards of glass. I can see him, visualize him, scattering pieces of glass around him as if they were flower petals. Each time I take a step, I can … Continue reading
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Blissful Pain
Last night in bed my body was making it’s own music. I lay there, feeling my legs throb to their own beat and my feet would respond. The pain would flare up in my feet like fire and, though painful, … Continue reading
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Double Life
Sometimes I feel like I’m like I’m living a double life. It’s as if I have a secret inside of me. Because I will not let it out, it causes havoc inside my body. I am not actually very open … Continue reading
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Two Steps at a Time 