I don’t need to be cured or fixed  – that’s what I wish people would understand.

It’s 4  :  23 PM on day 1004 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,  feed myself an sweet potato with yogurt  for breakfast, pray,  read Deuteronomy 21, publish my Disability of the Day feature,  practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles,    tweet and Facebook about my campaign –  no luck –  and practice typing with both hands.

Yesterday a close relative of ours left a message for my dad asking him to call him my dad thought it was urgent so he called the person it turns out the person on the other end of the line wanted to tell my dad about the new treatment for paralysis he heard or read about I know the person on the other end of the line meant well but I’m so sick and tired of people trying to fix or cure me over the years people have suggested all sorts of things to help me get “better” I just wish they would understand that I’m not something broken that needs to be fixed.   Do you believe that someone is not okay if they are not exactly like everybody else?