Personal Recovery

Includes posts about grief, anger ,and steps in recovering as a person

How Is the Disabled Young Adult in Your Life Doing? Is He His Own Man Yet? Is She Her Own Woman?


I graduated from elementary school at the top of my class and traveled daily to an exam high school far away. My parents were ambitious for me, but my mother was depressed and uncomfortable with my disability. We didn’t discuss my lack of close friends or invitations. In the end, I didn’t do well enough […]

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The Other Side of the Blind


Last week’s post focused on the common misuse of the word blind to give negative punch to statements meaning ignorant or unaware. I got some push-back from my family as you will discover if you have a minute to check out the comments from last week. This post is focusing on the other side of […]

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The Word “Blind” Is Still Misused in Everyday Speech- Let’s Get Rid of It!


Blind is commonly misused by people to add negative punch to their speech. By blind they mean unaware or ignorant. This meaning is only positive in “blind justice”, otherwise  this  prejudiced use of blind can only adds to the sense of profiling that many blind people carry with them. Yet when you meet someone who […]

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Dreams and Awakenings


Losing your sight is like waking up from a comfortable dream. When you first fall out of the dream of a “normal” life, it’s as if reality has been turned on its head. The new reality seems too heavy; it can’t be true! Surely you can scramble back to the life you lived just last […]

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