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My Mother's Last Days
On September 6th 2007 my mom passed away not even one month into her 80th Birthday. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in late April of last year during the first physical examination of her life. My father had been after her for years to go and get ...
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Not Stupid: The Story of One Mother's Fight to Rescue the Lives of Her Children from Autism
When Anna and Sean Kennedy discovered that their sons Patrick and Angelo suffered with Asperger's Syndrome and autism respectively, they were truly devastated - but their family's troubles were just beginning.
Placed in mainstream nurseries and ...
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Born on a Blue Day
'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing.'
Like the character Hoffman portrayed, ...
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Looking Up: A Humorous and Unflinching Account of Learning to Live Again with Sudden Disability
Tim Rushby-Smith is six foot two and highly active, with a love of high places and the great outdoors.
Three years ago, with a booming garden design and landscaping business and his wife five months pregnant with their first child, Tim fell six ...
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Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves Center Fieldman - A True American Hero
One of the many dreams that my Brother Jason had, was to travel to Los Angeles to meet Dale Murphy and the Atlanta Braves. In 1984 his dream and the dream of my family came true.
My Father and Mother, as do most parents, wanted to see the dreams ...
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My First Bear Encounter
The summer I got my college degree in anthropology, I headed to a small ranch in Montana for a summer job. My employer, Jack, was a stout rancher in his 40s. He raised cattle and sheep, and two young sons, Roy 8 and Nick 6, with his wife Jean, a very ...
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Addendum - Alzheimer's Disease
Example 1
Mr. Scott (not his real name) is a seventy-year-old retired postman who lives at home with his wife. After three years of noticeable cognitive decline, he is now moderately demented. He gets good medical care, and is otherwise healthy. ...
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How The Internet Levelled The Playing Field For The Disabled
I am a 53-year old man who has been declared officially disabled for almost a decade now. I never really cared much for labels, but if our society deems it important for governmental reasons to put one on me, then, indeed, that's me.
My career-l ...
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Aspergers Syndrome Perception and Visual Perspective
A common trait for children and adults with Aspergers Syndrome is that they tend to get caught up and lost in the details of tasks or situations and the environments around them. This affects all cognitive ability such as reading ability where words ...
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Deaf but Wear Hearing Aid in a Hearing Family
If a deaf person wears a hearing aid, are they still considered deaf or are they now considered hard of hearing? That answer depends on the person. It is a personal response. I am deaf and I do wear a hearing aid. I also consider myself deaf. My twin ...
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