by Kate | Sep 5, 2017 | Advocacy, Disability, kind promises, Vulnerability, Weakness
In the US of A, we value independence. We planted the idea with our revolutionary roots, nurtured it through immigrations and cowboys and have carried it into the 21st-century with our cell phones – connected and disconnected simultaneously. The urge to go it alone is...
by Kate | May 25, 2016 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, monsters, Vulnerability, Weakness
My friend Al, who has multiple sclerosis, went to his physician with some troublesome new symptoms. “Am I feeling this way because I’m aging or is it the MS?” he asked. “Yes,” replied the doctor. Lately, my disability due to MS has increased significantly. I need help...
by Kate | May 17, 2016 | Vulnerability, Weakness
You mistakenly imagine that big bold swaths of movement make a life Believing that you look back and failing to see adventure you lose heart Please remember the little steps you took each day murmuring softly There was a day you skipped with joy your heart was light...
by Kate | May 10, 2016 | chronic illness, Vulnerability, Weakness
Last Saturday I was privileged to attend a performance of “Who Has Eyes to See” at Uprising Theater. The play, written by Shannon T. L. Kearns, allows us to witness a family dealing with a teenager’s unexpected pregnancy and the return of a transsexual brother,...
