Having Plans
A couple of weeks ago, I watched a documentary called 65_RedRoses about a young woman with cystic fibrosis who was waiting for a double lung transplant. It’s a nailbiter and you need Kleenex and in the end, when you see her on the Dragon boat team of people who’ve had transplants, paddling furiously, you are…
International Day for People with Disabilities
I got up before the crack of dawn to a rainy, blustery day and had built in some time before I left to allow for crying because it’s just uncivilized to get up before the sun. I’m an Ahrtiste, dahlink and a night owl and it just wasn’t pretty. The day started of promising. I’d…
Designing Woman with RA: An Interview with Louisa Summerfield
Last week, I spoke to a very interesting woman: “Louisa Summerfield, 43, has turned what many see as adversity into an advantage. Diagnosed at age 9 with severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, she started using a wheelchair in her early teens. Not finding what she was looking for in comfortable, fashionable clothes, she founded WheelieChix-Chic in…
Christmas Caption Contest
I just realized that there are 23 days left until The Big Day and am experiencing a slight panic attack. Assuming the rest of you are in the same boat – and if you talk about having been ready since August, I will cry – I decided it’s time for a contest. Winner will receive…
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