Tag: life

Disability Pride and Why It Matters to Me

As readers of this blog know, I was born with spastic cerebral palsy and I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting multiple sclerosis in 2014. I’ve never known what it’s like not to be disabled. In school, I had a teacher’s aide named Ms.… Continue Reading “Disability Pride and Why It Matters to Me”

Just As I Am – A Poem

When I was old enough to realize that my body was disabled, I prayed to God to make me into someone else, and to take away what made me different. When I realized that I was gay, I prayed to God harder than before… Continue Reading “Just As I Am – A Poem”

Trying to Find Comfort – An Update

I’ve been rather quiet on here. That has mostly been because I’ve been busy. I finished the first draft of my new memoir last week and I’ve been so intent on finishing that. You know when you can see the end in sight? When… Continue Reading “Trying to Find Comfort – An Update”

The Wisdom of Trees – A Poem

I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting multiple sclerosis twelve years ago today. I’ve been trying to think of what this means to me. Living with a chronic illness on top of a physical disability has not been an easy road, but it’s one… Continue Reading “The Wisdom of Trees – A Poem”

The Deep Terrain – A Poem

I have been trying to find my way through the hills and valleys of myself. It’s been a slow peeling back of the terrain that my body holds so that I can see what it hides underneath. There are veins that run in the… Continue Reading “The Deep Terrain – A Poem”