Archive for the ‘handicapped’ Category

• Wanting to be a mom doesn’t mean you should be one

  Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

  I was raised with a strong sense of responsibility and developed a deep maternal instinct. These two virtues can cause me to grind my back molars down to nubs when I witness people that lack either of the two virtues. After reading today’s Parade section about a young woman who desired to become a mother [...]

• Senior Citizens at the mercy of airline

  Thursday, August 20th, 2009

  As a senior citizen my heart ached at this story. An 85 year old woman returning from a family reunion and wheelchair bound was left sitting in her chair by an airline attendant and missed her flight. As if this was not enough, she was to get on another flight and the attendant did not [...]

• Why Work?

  Thursday, February 12th, 2009

  If you have read some of my earlier posts, you know that I have worked long and hard for many years as an RN. Most of the time I would pull overtime and worked parttime selling Amway, Herbalife, and stockings to fellow nurses. I even collected aluminum cans and had a small paper route. What [...]

• It sucks To have a Handicap

  Monday, February 2nd, 2009

  Up until four years ago, I was an able bodied person able to do whatever I needed to do. But now that I have many health challenges and my mobility is limited, life has gotten harder to deal with. I can still do my own grocery shopping and it gives me the opportunity to get [...]