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We lost my Uncle James on Friday. He died of COVID-19. He died of a preventable disease with a vaccine. He did have some underlying conditions, ones that he was living with and managing. It was getting COVID that killed him, though. Within a few days. The worst part is, he didn’t have to die.Continue reading “Uncle James: It didn’t have to happen.”

I’m rather proud of that title, actually. It sounds all academic. I mean, I’ve certainly done academic writing, but it’s been awhile. I have to give credit where it’s due, though. I didn’t come up with it, it’s a phrase I picked up from one of my professors. (Thanks, Ervin.) He told me to stopContinue reading “The Language of Normalcy”

Camera phones are the best, aren’t they? We went from taking 24 pictures on a camera roll and praying that they come out to the immediate gratification of taking a thousand pictures a day and hoarding them obsessively until we download them onto a flash drive at your son-in-law’s advice. Oh, wait. Was that aContinue reading “I’m not your flippin’ meme!”

A few years ago, my parents, my husband, and I were in Gruene, Texas. I’ve already told all of you that I use a walker. Well, so does my mom. My dad uses a cane, but my husband doesn’t have mobility issues. (Well, besides a bum knee from his Navy days, anyway.) My mom saidContinue reading “This is what disabled looks like.”

What’s the difference? I mean, isn’t it like being proud? Am I happy to be disabled? The answers are: there’s a significant difference, no, and no. The real question is, what do I mean when I say I’m “unapologetically disabled?” There’s many experiences that come with being disabled that are dehumanizing. That’s a strong word,Continue reading “Unapologetically and pride?”

…I wasn’t disabled. I am now, and rather unapologetically. I’d like to share my journey with you, and hopefully correct some misconceptions in your minds along the way. That’s my goal, anyway. There’s so many stereotypes out there, so many that I once believed. Perhaps by writing, I can erase some of that. I wasn’tContinue reading “Unapologetically Disabled: In the Beginning….”