Life with a Disability – Page 103 – brokenclay.org/journal

Grateful

I am so grateful to have kind, thoughtful, intelligent, observant friends. It is such a pleasure to spend time with people who know how to open a door and then not stand in the way, who disassemble and stow my…
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You can’t get there from here

Dillard’s department store. Six sleek black heavy glass doors in a row. On the last door, the universal access symbol, with the following under it: DILLARD’S CARES ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE If you have any difficulty in our store because of…
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The Communion of Saints

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series 2003-2007 The Communion of Saints (aka the Saint Andrew Saga)

Churches in the US are not subject to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, because we believe that it is important in our society not to subject religious institutions to (some of) the government’s whims. Which is why,…
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Snowplow mysteries

Why is it that the most attractive place to pile the snow is always the handicapped parking spot? Or failing that, in front of the curbcut?

Relapse

Maybe I should just pile up a bunch of empty journal entries: relapse, remission, relapse, remission, relapse… On the other hand, it’s better to have remitted and relapsed than never to have remitted at all. Started getting more wobbly last…
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Remission!

I’ve waited a couple of weeks to write anything about it, kind of for luck. It’s so amazing what you can get accomplished when you can walk! Today I washed my very own car for the first time probably in…
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