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Category Archives: People
A Milestone
Well I reached a milestone last night. I’m now three quarters through my memoir One Step at a Time. I’ve got a good chunk left but I was able to get twenty five pages written this weekend which is way … 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
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
A French Remedy
I am continually surprised by people. My legs have been getting worse. Some days now it hurts to walk with every step and stairs have become my enemy. I find myself dreading the moment I arrive home and have to … 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
Posted in Muscles, People, Spasms
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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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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 