People may not be able to see the real me when they first meet me but through this blog they are able to hear me– that’s what I realized today 🙂

It’s  3  : 10 PM on day 968 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, publish my Disability of the Day feature, pray, read Numbers 21, take off my dirty t-shirt and put on a clean one –  it took me over eight minutes to change my t-shirt I wonder how many minutes of my life will be spent just changing –  stretch my hamstrings, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles,  feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast,  practice typing with both hands and  work.

Today I realized people may not be able to see the real me when they first meet me but through this blog they are able to hear me I’ve had people who’ve known me since I was a child say to me I just read your blog I see a completely different side to you and at first I didn’t know whether I should be flattered or offended but now I understand why they said that when people see me in person the wheelchair is the thing that stands out and most people sort of get stuck on that without realizing that there is so much more to me than that but when they read this blog they don’t see my legs that don’t work or the constantly bent fingers of my right hand all the see is me who I am on the inside.    Have you found that thing through which you can express yourself without even trying?

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