Question: What do you do if you are disabled, and you cannot gain entry into a retail store, restaurant, hotel, or other public building? How about if, once you get inside, you find that you cannot take full advantage of services offered?Answer: You don’t patronize these businesses. You spend a lot of time at home, and your family and... Read more
My daughter is dating a young man who is confined to a wheelchair as a result of spinal cord injury, and it has profoundly affected the way she sees the world.You see, Emily and I have lived quite a distance apart for the last several years. While she has witnessed some of my multiple sclerosis related disability, it has had only a minor impact on... Read more
In the shower this morning, I rested for a moment on my shower chair. The warm water felt good and I felt secure on my chair. It’s always there when I need it and I rarely give it a thought these days. It amuses me now to remember how it hurt my pride to purchase it.After my first MS attacks, I was also reluctant to buy a cane. Owning one... Read more
There are many degrees of friendship. There are the precious few with whom we share our innermost thoughts, there are casual buddies, and there are passing acquaintances. Where do online relationships fit in?If I read your blog and you read mine, does that qualify us on some level of friendship? We leave comments for each other, we lend our... Read more
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