Pretty much all the honest truth telling in the world is done by children.
— Oliver Wendell

It’s 7: 06 PM on day 428 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,  tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign – no luck today but Michael (@USMMariner) made a donation of $50 yesterday (it’s the second time he’s donated)  – thanks Michael 🙂 – prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, listen to music,  feed myself rice and curry for lunch, watch TV, feed myself spaghetti with sauce  for dinner– I did it with a fork made a bit of a mess but nonetheless I am proud of myself 🙂 – and brush my teeth once more.

Yesterday my siblings and I were discussing sleeping arrangements – my sister moved to my brother’s room for the duration of her exams and now wanted to sleep there even after her exams were over – my sister said to my brother who wanted his room back after her exams you can move back in two years after I’m gone to which he said then I’ll have to move back here – the room I slept in (my mother has this crazy idea that someone always has to sleep in the same room with me how old does think I am five I may not to be able to do much physically but I am an adult) – which is when I interjected and asked my brother what makes you think I’ll still be here he replied you’ll be here until I leave and although I was taken aback by his brutal honest I REALLY appreciated it because the rest of my family just dance around the subject of my future they’ve made no secret of the fact that they expect nothing of me – my parents frequently say our money is your money because they don’t believe I will be able to provide for myself and be a contributing member of society (they are going to be VERY surprised). Have the children in your life said things that you wouldn’t dare say?

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If you’ve given to my cause or you can’t give now, please help me by sharing my cause with others. You can tweet about it like my friend Stan Faryna. This is the tweet he uses: @Nisha360 is a brave, smart young woman trying to make a better world for us all. Please help her do an amazing thing. http://bit.ly/hC7vOu

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!