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Day 810

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Rise above– that’s what I keep learning 🙂

It’s  1 : 37 PM on day 810 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  stretch my hamstrings,brush my teeth, feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast, practice typing with both hands, publish my Disability of the Day feature, practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles, listen to music  and go with my family to pick up my cousin’s kids for a sleepover.

This morning everybody in this house was yelling and calling each other names for a moment I was sucked into it but then I realized that that was what was happening and I asked my sister to push me out of the room at the end of the day other people will do what they will do but you have a choice to do something different and rise above whatever’s going on. Are you able to rise above whatever’s happening around you?

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Day 342

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You can’t make choices for anyone else – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 7: 47 PM on day 342 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, sleep some more, feed myself corn flakes for breakfast, publish my Kid of the Week feature, finish reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini – a book about extraordinary love and sacrifice I would recommend it to anyone who needs perspective – feed myself rice and curry for dinner and brush my teeth once more.

This morning we were discussing what we were going to eat for breakfast and I almost had a heart attack when my sister said she was making hamburgers and putting an egg on top of it – my brother is 17kg’s overweight according to his pediatrician – but after much begging, pleading and suggesting alternative foods I realized that he was going to have to make the decision to lose weight by himself so although I feel like I’m watching a train crash in slow motion I’m going to back off. Do you sometimes wish you could make choices for those you love?

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Stan’s very sweet for saying so, but feel free to write what reflects you best.

Thanks to all my friends out there who are helping me make my dream come true: to make a better world for all of us!