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A Poem – Untitled
This untitled poem is written by Autumn Miller. Used with permission. What is the state of my pain today greater, lesser, or about the same? Was my alpha sleep affected much by uninvited dreams and such? Many times when first awaking I don’t perceive the awful aching. And, sometimes, after arisiing, feeling good is quite [...]
Watching The Paralympics, II
This piece written in 2000. You will also want to read the original article about my experiences as a viewer of the 1996 Paralympics. Four years ago, when the Paralympics were on it Atlanta, USA, I wrote about my feelings as I watched the disabled athletes perform. Last month the Paralympics returned, and this time [...]
Watching The Paralympics, I
This piece written in 1996. You will also want to read the follow-up article about my experiences as a viewer of the 2000 Paralympics. Raven lent me a portable TV a few weeks ago. She set it up on a stool at the foot of my bed and armed me with a TV guide. Watching [...]
Motivation And The SuperCrip
This is a motivating story about a crippled man who climbed the north face of Kilimanjaro, wrote three symphonies and won a Nobel Prize for literature… get it away from me.
Illness: Cause & Effect
My name is Ricky. I have several chronic illnesses. Some of them will probably be with me for life. I have had several people tell me I chose to get sick, or that I got sick because I had learning to do. My take on this is that it’s not my fault, but it’s my [...]
I Wish I Could Dance …
Maybe it’s grief. Maybe it’s envy. Maybe it’s hurt. Maybe it’s anger. Maybe it’s jealousy. Maybe it’s pain. Maybe it’s mourning. Maybe it’s a mixture. Maybe it’s all of them. Maybe it’s something else, something with no name. I don’t know what it is, but just hits out of the blue sometimes. Watching teenagers ride [...]
Acronyms Galore: My Fight With Illness & Disability
Not updated since 2004. The Situation I have multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses – the main diagnoses are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia but I have a double-handful of other ones to accompany these. The doctors say I will probably never recover completely from my diseases, especially as some of them are genetic and therefore [...]
An Exercise In Helplessness
Written: February, 2001 My attendant carer didn’t turn up tonight. I phoned the agency this morning and they said I was listed for a carer at 4:30pm. Not only do I prefer my carers to come in the morning, but they have a history of being unreliable and that only gave me a half hour [...]
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