By Annaham on 17 August, 2010
Sarah Fenske at the Phoenix New Times: ‘Til Death Do Us Part: They Got Married. Then Everything Changed This is a love story, albeit one with a medical twist. Unbeknownst to anyone — including Kevin himself — there was a tumor the size of a Granny Smith apple pressing onto Kevin’s brain. Kevin didn’t need [...]
Posted in art, race, recommended reading, social attitudes | Tagged activism, cancer, cancer treatment, chronic pain, chronic pain conditions, creative work, feminism, gender, mental health, mental illness, pain, privilege, race, relationships, social attitudes, theater
By s.e. smith on 25 July, 2010
Today on Dear Abby, a reader wrote in with a problem that some of us have been on the other side of: Dear Abby: My oldest granddaughter, “Allie,” is a psychiatrist. I have always loved her, been proud of her accomplishments and have had a warm relationship with her. Her mother—my daughter—got drunk and made [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, abuse, Dear Abby, family, Jeanne Phillips, relationships
By amandaw on 21 February, 2010
(Cross-posted at three rivers fog.) I noticed something was wrong in the earliest hours of the morning, when my husband had disappeared from bed but I did not hear anything going on in the bathroom and could not see him anywhere. Around 8, he got up to go to the bathroom and I lifted myself [...]
Posted in relationships, small stories | Tagged chronic illness, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, home, interlude, pain, pain management, personal, relationships, stories, treatment, welcome to my life
By lauredhel on 21 January, 2010
The call for submissions is out for the 63rd disability blog carnival, which will be held at the Dreamwidth disability community. PWD and allies are welcome to submit. The theme is “relationships”. Avendya explains: This does not necessarily mean romantic relationships – how has your disability affected your relationship with your family? How do you [...]
Posted in meta | Tagged avendya, blog, blogging, carnival, disability blog carnival, dreamwidth, relationships, submissions
By Anna on 23 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for Monday, November 23, 2009
Posted in recommended reading, Uncategorized | Tagged blind, braille, dyslexia, etiquette, financials, how to, print disabilities, relationships, service animals
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