Category Archives: Walking

Thinking a Tune

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

Sharp pains are climbing up my legs like vines. I can’t lift my feet properly today, it seems. Every time I go to take a step, I trip over my own feet. I try to remember what the therapist used … Continue reading →

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Embarassing City

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

Today, while shopping, I had to sit for a moment. I had just finished grocery shopping and went to leave the store when I looked at the long flight of stairs that I had to climb up to get out. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Paulsen

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

This weekend has been a pain in the ass. Literally. I woke Saturday with a sharp pain in my lower back. This pain saw fit to move down to my rear end. It hurt to sit, it hurt to lie … Continue reading →

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I am the Walrus

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

My legs feel like toothpicks today. It feels like I’m walking on a tightrope; my balance is off and I feel like my knees can’t bend. I know without lifting my pant legs that I have Elephant Legs today, that … Continue reading →

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At Home In My Skin

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I wonder if I will ever feel at home in my own body. Most people undergo a time during their adolescence where their bones are too long, their lanky legs  and arms flailing and seemingly too long for their body. … Continue reading →

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The Evil Twin

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I do actually have a twin. That’s what makes having a twin inside me so interesting; I do not talk to my real twin when my internal twin is all too talkative. He has added to his repertoire. I sat … Continue reading →

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Laughing Diamonds

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

Today, I am a bevy of nerves. My muscles twitch underneath my skin, vibrating within their shell and I wonder if one day they will work themselves free. The weekend was spent in almost total comfort, something that hasn’t happened … Continue reading →

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Traveling by Blood

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

The twin is active again. The muscles in my legs have been moving and shifting. He seems to be taking up more space, conquering the inside of my body with a brute force. I can feel my legs spasming and … Continue reading →

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Elephant Walking

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

I think that my Cerebral Palsy affects my self esteem. Certainly, when I look in the mirror, I don’t see the person everyoen else sees. My husband tells me I’m attractive and that’s all fine and dandy. But I wonder … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Quiet

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Jamieson Wolf

Last night, I was able to get comfortable for the first time in a long time. I had ten blissful moments of ease. I was stretched out, reading a good book, and my muscles weren’t talking to me, they weren’t … Continue reading →

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