Posts tagged with: disability

In search of grace

I remember a time when everything seemed hunky dory one minute and then life happened and all of the sudden it wasn’t anymore. I was thirty years old. I worked... Read More

Words Words Words

There was a time in a long ago past when fashion and specifically celebrity fashion was kind of an obsession of mine. During this time of my life I stumbled... Read More

Happy birthday to me

The bar for having a happy birthday this year is decidedly low, what with the fact that I spent last year’s birthday doing my first stint at inpatient rehab after... Read More

Falling Slowly

As I started writing this post (on my damn phone again…grrr), I got the intense urge to go back through my nearly five years of writing this blog to check... Read More

The seduction of looking back

Alternate title:  “Why I didn’t write an inspirational goodbye to 2020,” by Bethy Bright and Dark. It felt too long? Not punchy enough? Too literal maybe? You know I’ve given... Read More

The ups and downs of a privileged life with chronic illness

According to many reliable sources, i.e. mostly rando blogs on the internet, the five most stressful life events are the following: Death of a loved one Divorce Moving Major illness... Read More

‘Twas the night before discharge

And all through my brain, were thoughts most unwelcome that may drive me insane. I in my pajamas worn for 27 days my aide in her scrubs, packed up my... Read More

Everything old is new again

More like everything old is old again, if I’m honest. I’m back at the beginning. A very fine place to start, or so said Fraulein Maria, but I’m almost certain... Read More

Life is a lot (chapter 129)

So I’m writing on my phone again because I’m coming to you live and direct from the West Penn Hospital Inpatient Rehab Unit (aka IPR for us frequent flyers) and... Read More

What a strange night

I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while now. And now that I’m finally writing it, and on my phone of all things, I’m not sure how eloquent... Read More