Okay, so I’m attempting to do something about this weight that I’ve gained over the last 4 1/2 years thanks to #paralysis. I’ve gained probably somewhere between 25-35 lbs. since surgery gone wrong left me #paralyzed and a full time/permanent #wheelchair 🦼 user. Sadly, it’s very common for most people to gain extra weight when […]
Acceptance – How & When Do I Get There
I know the title sounds depressing to many but for me, sadly 😔 it’s the truth, the brutal truth. Sometimes I feel like I should receive an academy award for portraying my “old self,” the other me, the happy me, the outgoing me, the adventurous me, the active me, the me before #paralysis and life […]
Life’s A Rollercoaster of Emotions
Life’s A Rollercoaster of Emotions
I Wish I Could Turn My Brain Off
It’s been a few weeks since my last post. I’ve been struggling with my mind for the last few weeks; maybe it’s COVID, maybe it’s just the fact that it’s winter, cold and snowy, maybe I’m just bored. . .maybe maybe maybe. . . my head is spinning with thoughts; thoughts/memories, wishes/dreams. . .sometimes I […]
Painfully Different…..
It amazes me that I only now, for the last 4 1/2 years, realize that I really am different than most. Here I lived most of my entire life feeling as normal as anyone else, just shorter. I mean, I woke up in the morning, took a shower, got dressed (on my own), went to […]