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Working Through A Fog of Pain

I read on crip chick's blog today a quote from a study (so you are getting this third or maybe fourth hand) that disabled people are often more upset about not being able to work and make money than any other single disa…
Thoughts on education and adoption and ampution and

Well, my cooperating teacher still hasn't gotten back to me. At least I know her name and grade level though: 7th graders. I guess I like 7th graders. I wonder if that means I'll be teaching pre-algebra. I think that's w…
Transitions

I'm back in Chicago. The bus rides back were somewhat eventful, but it was okay. The biggest snafu was that after I arrived in Chicago, I waited for the Lincoln bus for forty minutes before suspecting that there might be…
What Disability Looks Like In Me

I was talking to my therapist last week about my memory impairments and then I thought, No way, my memory's not that bad. And a couple days later at work I was thinking about it again, trying to pay attention to the mome…
A Bad Taste In The Grocery Store

On Monday, my mother asked me to go with my brother Daniel (age 12) to the grocery store accross the street to buy some tomatoes and whatever additional produce interested us. So we put on our socks and shoes and my moth…
It Just Isn't Fair

That huge portions of the human population go hungry, because they have to- through no fault of their own. Most of these people lack access to food; others have metabolic disorders that make hunger a constant. I am glad …
Abdominal Ultrasound and other recent happenings

I had one scheduled for 8:45 this morning. Wasn't supposed to eat or drink past midnight last night, so I didn't. Took little insulin to avoid hypoglycemia, and it worked. I arrived at the ultrasound check in just barely…
You Are A Member of Disease X Support Forum

I've been an active member in a variety of online communities, and have read through the archives of many more. Recently I got frustrated with the hostility levels in two of the forums that I belong to. The hostility was…
Ethical Questions In Elective Surgeries on Infants

I'll bet this wasn't something that came up in your high school ethics class. Before I write what I hope will be a coherent summary of the influences of my thought on the matter, I want to make it clear that I am not a p…
Non-Classical Congential Adrenal Hyperplasia

A mouthful, isn't it? I went to see the nurse practitioner today to look at the lab results and decide on the dosing of testosterone. My testosterone levels were once again significantly above the top of the normal range…