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Tag Archives: Disability
Thanksgiving 59 Years Later
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared” – Lois Lowry, The Giver CONFESSIONS – It is challenging to distinguish between a confession and whining however after two weeks … Continue reading
No Bulb in the Socket
“Life is to short to drag a trunk of suppressed negative feelings around, dump that crap and travel life’s road with an overnight bag. The trip is much more enjoyable when not weight down with old baggage.” – Terry Wiens … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged #SpeakOut, accessibility, Ace Ratcliff, activism, change agent, compassion, Disability, groupthink, self-determination, social justice, Terry Wiens
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The “Yes, But” Person
“Compromise is not about losing. It is about deciding the other person has just as much right to be happy with the end result as you do.” – Donna Martini I am sitting here engulfed in the fall out of … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged accessibility, belief bias, CHQR, cognitive belief, compromise, Danielle Smith, Disability, effective communication, racism, social justice, Terry Wiens
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The Road Forward, The Path Behind
“One can talk good and shower down roses, but it’s the receiver who has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations” – Anthony Liccione I just read an article by a Chris Lenart describing the involvement of fathers … Continue reading
Chapter 1 – Part 2, The Foundation
Let It Come Lying alone in your solitary bed, The arrival of death you do not dread, You’ve lived a different but confusing life, Accepting pleasure and the occasional strife, And had such joy with your now dead wife. You … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged aging, Alberta Children's Hospital, cognition, death, Disability, independent living, Limbic system, memeories, Memoirs, poetry, polio, spinal tap, Terry Wiens
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The Awakening
Alphabet of Despair Abandoned by friends, Abandoned by wife, Abandoned by children, Abandoned by life. Betrayed by his feelings, Betrayed by his drive, Betrayed by his body, Betrayed can’t survive. Captured by torture, Captured by loss, Captured by drugs, Captured … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, health, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged acceptance, depression, Disability, mental health, poetry, self-awareness, self-respect, Terry Wiens
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Memory’s of the Poster Child – Chapter 1
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” – Aristotle We were children. We weren’t crippled, handicapped or disabled kids, we were children. Simple as that. Yes we lived in a hospital (or institution), whatever descriptor you want to use, … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, health, Philosophy
Tagged Calgary Stampede, Carny, Disability, polio, rodeo, Terry Wiens
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