by Jana
Note: This was originally posted at pilgrimsteps.com and was written for “Blogging Against Disablism” Day (BADD)…
In the wee hours of May 1st as I was lying in the hospital bed trying to tolerate the noises of my fellow roommates (mostly really bad soap opera TV in foreign languages but also a fair share of [...]
I wrote the following letter to a young friend recently. He was interested in learning more about my prosthetic leg.
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Dear [Young Friend]:
I heard from your Dad that you’ve been learning about prosthetics and that you wanted to learn more about my leg.
My leg is a lot like the one in this picture.
However, my leg [...]
On my first-ever website, this was my bio:
“I have lost my right leg, my left earlobe, and my father to cancer. My favorite color is red.”
I felt, back then, that detailing these losses told most of the story of my life. Cancer had taken so much from me.
Now I’ve lost much more to [...]
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