Coming to terms with disability-- especially acquired disability-- can
be very difficult. Loss and grief-- they come with the territory.
A few years ago, I wrote:
"Write the grief. Write the pain. Write the anger. Write the tears.
Write the doubts. Write the loss.
Write the loss.
Loss. What have I lost? I've lost the person I used to be. I could,
and now I can't. I was, and now I'm not..."
Adjusting to that loss-- for many of us, it's NOT easy. It takes time.
And opportunities to build a GOOD life as a disabled person. (If
you're stuck in a nursing home, with no hope-- it's hard to feel good
about your life, and your future!)
It's possible for disabled people to live full, meaningful lives--
despite the barriers the community still puts in our way. Highly
possible! :)
Last year, I wrote another piece. It's called _Rebuilding_:
Seizures
stole my old life,
left me slow, more damaged
than before. Slowly I build
a new self.
I still
sometimes miss her,
the woman I once was--
but I'm proud of the woman
I become.
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>Lisa and Maare
>
>What happenend to you?
>
>As a member of the disability community
>the only things I suffer is the discrimination
>that is caused by nondisabled people.
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Melbourne, Australia
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