Soul balm
My house was about four blocks from my elementary school. Walking to school was a challenge that no one around me really understood. My small, weak legs made that trek…
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Holiday hustle
This time of year, is a time of many different mixed emotions for many. Some enjoy the holidays, and for some it is a difficult season for many reasons. Whatever…
Teach your parents well
I wonder if my children will ever grasp the truth that watching them run has healed my hurts from never being able to run? Or all that watching them run…
The shoe dilemma
The first 11 years of my life, I grew up on Harrison Street in Noblesville. I loved living in town. I have many fond memories of cruising the streets on…
Day in the life
If you are interested in learning how things work daily from a perspective of someone who is disabled, I think this may help you understand a little bit more. I…
One fateful day
It felt like an out-of-body experience when my neurologist breezed in a little over six years ago, and casually tossed the genetic test on the counter on that fateful day….
Damaging assumptions
If you have a disability or any other chronic medical diagnosis, the waiting rooms of doctor’s offices can start to feel like your second home. After 50 years, it is…
One year together
I met you one year ago, delivered by a kind stranger with my oldest son by my side. I reluctantly accepted your presence in my home. I felt sadness. Once…
Running Berlin, part 2
Last I left off, we had just settled in for a very mentally taxing 26.2 miles (or 42.195 kilometers there) running the streets of Berlin, with about 58,000 other runners….
Running Berlin, part 1
Be flexible. A phrase I would silently repeat hundreds of times as we headed overseas to Berlin, Germany. This is where my husband and I would run our first overseas…