Tag Archives: disability and humor

Not Your Everyday Blog Post: Disability, Chronic Illness, and Politics

My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in her early 20’s, though she probably had symptoms much younger than that. At the time, MS was an unknown medical mystery, one in which she lived with throughout her lifetime. During her … Continue reading

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Being Told No: Disability and What You Can’t Do

My Facebook page has lit up recently with a baby boom, colors of blue or pink, and strips of sonograms sprinkle the page. For those who have children, it brings smiles to their faces, reminders of their own children when … Continue reading

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The Week That Wouldn’t End

Have you ever had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? Well, we had one crazy week before our vacation. Continue reading

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Wheelchairs are Hazardous to Your Health

Believe it or not, a wheelchair provides many hard and sharp angles, hidden places to wedge an opponent’s foot or arm- and that’s when Barton’s in his wheelchair. It’s an entirely different issue when the wheelchair is empty, and apparently the opponent is me! Continue reading

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The Fun in Going For It, Our Dreams That Is

The result was a fun afternoon of improv and fits of laughter. Yes, I’m not sure which one of us got the giggles first, but every take after that was cut short; Barton even had me laughing so hard he brought tears to my eyes. Continue reading

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