Truth is stranger than fiction – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12  : 52 PM on day 1373 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, feed myself  bran flakes  for breakfast, read Psalm 60,  publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on $839.54 –  practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and stretch my hamstrings.

Yesterday I watched The Color of Rain – a movie based on a non-fiction book about two people coming together and creating a family after losing their spouses to cancer – and loved it because it is a reminder to all of us that we can come through even the most tragic situations stronger and happier than we were before. Watch The Color of Rain below: