...Walking in my shoes
I was born in Miami Florida in 1982, and was given one week to live....
Well... I’m still here!
I am physically ‘disabled’ (I hate that word)... But, what does disabled really mean?
Whenever people hear that someone has a disability they automatically think that we should be pitied, or, that we are somehow sub-human.
I went on a trip in the summer of 2007 that completely changed my whole outlook on life. It was a road trip with 2 other disabled guys. Shah, who had a motor bike accident and left him in a wheelchair and Lee who is visually impaired.
Before I met Lee & Shah I had never spent long social periods of time with other disabled people, mainly because of the institutional force field that surrounds disability.
Some parents seem to think that if their child has been born with a disability then they should be wrapped up in cotton wool. Well, I disagree.
I live my life as if I have no disability. Why should I be afraid of what I want to do? Just because some people say I can’t do it?
This website is dedicated to positive thinking.