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Category Archives: Muscles
Things Come In Threes
I have been in pain for three days. It started two days ago. Kisses along my legs like razor blades; Elephant Man legs. Walking to work hurt so much that I had to sit down when I got to the … Continue reading
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Pain Relief From Dance
I can feel my muscles playing their music. I know that Paulsen is dancing to their rhythm, that he’s moving and grooving inside my skin, inside the shell that is my body. It makes me wish I knew how to … Continue reading
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Walking for a Cure
The Elephant Man has returned. No matter how much I walk, no matter how much I stretch my legs, my muscles keep contracting, spasming. I wonder idly if The Elephant Man has joined a marathon or maybe a walk for … Continue reading
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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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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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Two Steps at a Time 