The green room poem wirtten summer 2006

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The green room

Here I sit in the green room
The walls trees, the floor earth.
I sit and listen to the leaves blow
I know true peace,
I hear the sound of a Crow
and the chilling sound of a Loon
on the water below
Although, I am in the yard
It’s like an added room
The trees seem to stand gard,
protecting me
I am comforted by the crackle of the camp-fire lit near by
This is a place of private, quiet, reflection,
for me.
I’m protected and comforted by this space
I am free to feel the breeze from the lake and sun on my face.
I am at peace, I am in paradise
sitting here in the green room.

Cerebral Palsy Building and Creating Understanding

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When I began this blog, it started as a hobby. In essence it was merely a place for me to write my thoughts down about life with cerebral palsy. Of course, I hoped others would read it but being that I was new to the Internet in terms of marketing and this thing called blogging I was a little skeptical. In the first year, I didn’t tell anyone from my off-line world I was doing this for I  felt that in order to be able to measure the success of my blog I needed to know if it was genuine interest or if it was just simply people from my off-line world being supportive; The results of that experiment? I had over 20,000 hits from around the world and that in itself was a driving force to continue doing this. Continue reading →

Startle Reflex:the question I have always had

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I have wondered if cerebral palsy and the startle reflex is commonly associated with it, does everyone with cerebral palsy have the startle reflex?

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Navigating an airport in a wheelchair

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I’ve only done a little bit of traveling but I’ve learned a lot from what I have done. As with anything in a wheelchair, traveling takes extra time and energy but is very possible. Here are some tips that you can use to hopefully make it a little easier on yourself. Continue reading →

traveling in a wheelchair

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traveling in a wheelchair

Amakusa-airline Type Dash 8-100 Passenger plane(Japan). It takes a picture from the view deck in the Amakusa airport. See also Ja:天草エアライン for more information(written in Japanese). 天草エアラインが保有する唯一の旅客機DHC8-100。 天草空港にて、展望デッキより撮影。 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In yesterday’s post I explained how this post came to be. I would like to further elaborate and talk about the pre-planning involved when traveling with a disability. For some, this may be common sense or obvious, but planning in advance will make your life a lot easier in the long run. Continue reading →