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- By tammysci · Posted November 19, 2008
- Journal · 1 reply
- Over the past 15 years I have struggled with pain and it can be very frustrating. When I wake up, the first 15 minutes of my day are the worst. I even bought a new mattress this year to try to help my ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 13, 2008
- Journal · 9 replies
- In the last couple of months people have asked me what I miss about my life before my injury. The answer is everything! How could I not miss things, it changed everything about how I thought my future ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 11, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- Veteran's Day was not a day that meant much to me personally until I started meeting veterans coming back from Iraq. I was surprised to find out that the amount deaths because of the war in Iraq was 4193 ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 7, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- Traveling Tips Part 1: Renting a car In the past 15 years since I have been using a wheelchair, traveling has never been easy, but I don’t let it stop me. Just a few weeks ago I had to go to Atlanta ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 3, 2008
- Journal · 0 replies
- When you use a wheelchair it can be hard to find accessible apartments and housing. Over the last 10 years, I have always been someone that rented an apartment and at one time I even had a small house ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 22, 2008
- Journal · 6 replies
- I know that stem cell research is a very controversial subject among people with disabilities, but I was forwarded this link on the candidate’s views on Stem Cell Research. If you are not informed on ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 20, 2008
- Journal · 13 replies
- According to a website on the census of how many people have disabilities of some sort in the United States; are about 58 million people. With that amount of people affected by disabilities in the United ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 15, 2008
- Journal · 6 replies
- In life, we all have people that inspire us, and sometimes they don’t always realize how much. I hear from a lot of people that say I inspire them, and while that is a compliment, I feel it has a lot ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 13, 2008
- Journal · 6 replies
- Most people have witnessed people parking illegally in a handicap spot, and maybe have even wondered what their disability is? If you have a disabled placard/license plate, you probably have heard some ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 8, 2008
- Journal · 50 replies
- I have read many different blogs from people with various disabilities about their frustrations with people who abuse handicap parking. I have wanted to start a handicap parking enforcement program for ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 6, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- When I was first injured, it took 6 months for me to connect with another female in a wheelchair to ask her women related issues about spinal cord injury. This happens to a lot to newly injured women ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 2, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- On September 24th, I wrote a blog called "TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!” I wanted to update people on the situation. I just received a call from the property manager and they ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 30, 2008
- Journal · 11 replies
- For years I have always tried so hard to be very careful about not running over people’s feet in my wheelchair, especially their toes. Heck, if it happens, I will always feel bad. I feel like I need to ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 30, 2008
- Journal · 0 replies
- Being in my wheelchair is so challenging at times because I am short and people don’t see me. I try to be very aware of my surroundings, but since I only sit about 4 feet high, I am always getting bumped ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 26, 2008
- Journal · 26 replies
- Have you ever noticed that when you are in a wheelchair, people just stop and stare? I always notice people staring at me when I am taking apart my wheelchair and putting it in my car. I also notice it ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 25, 2008
- Journal · 2 replies
- It is hard to believe that Christopher Reeve is no longer with us, and of course the loss of his wife Dana as well! Today would have been his 56th birthday. He has done so much for the disability community ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 24, 2008
- Journal · 19 replies
- Does anyone ever get tired of fighting for your rights that we are entitled to, for wheelchair access to public places? I know this is just one of many things that the American with Disabilities Act covers ...
- By tammysci · Posted September 22, 2008
- Journal · 12 replies
- How many times in your life have you gone to a local football game at a high school, attended a professional baseball team game in your local town or in my case growing up, attending Monster Truck shows ...
- By twinsmama · Posted September 1, 2008
- Discussion in Raising a child with cerebral palsy · 3 replies
- Hi everyone! I am mommy to a beautiful 22 mo old girl who has mild CP. She has AFOs and we just got a front walker for her a few weeks ago and she is taking off. She's super active and loves doing everything ...
- By alskwirut · Posted August 21, 2008
- Journal · 4 replies
- Jeff is doing well. He just started being able to roll over on his own from his back to his belly. We don't have any problems from his belly to his back. Just the other way around. He recently turned ...
