Mikelle and I feel compelled to write about life with a disability, not just the challenges but the opportunities, the friendships, the innovations, and the brilliance of our communities in action as we share our everyday life living with a disability. With a little more information, motivation, we hope to share how our life is shining beautiful and maybe help you to shine beautiful, too.
Following the Trail… in Search of a Good Story
We have so many things we want to share in our story. But, where to start? How will you know what is the real story? How do
Explore your Stories! Feeling the power of your experience.
Right now, storytelling is powerful as Colorado thunderstorm broiling off the Rocky Mountains in summer. Powerful, landscape changing, storytelling can changes lives. Why? Storytelling, if
Inspiring and Energy…finding your spirit in the arts.
Life can be challenging. Life with a disability can be overwhelming. Each day has the potential to be an uphill battle, whether psychological or physical,
When it is Time to Find a New Doctor…or Dentist.
Healthy Transitions in Healthcare We have spoken about staff turnover before, but haven’t talked about turnover in the medical profession. Over the years, we learned
Wheels!
The Freedom of Mobility There is a moment, a moment full of panic and anxiety, when Mikelle’s wheelchair pauses. This chair is well over five
How Safe is your Family’s Medicaid Waiver?
On March 6, 2017, Congress removed the “Repeal and Replace Obamacare” from it’s locked down secret location and revealed to the world the GOP plan
Developmental Disability Awareness Month: A little history.
Presidents and Parents and Advocates Leading the Way In the early 1960’s President, Kennedy used the power of the Presidency to bring attention to the
Duffy Roll Delight
This month is jam-packed. Busy is an understatement. Amid our active life, we find comfort in a simple ritual—the Duffy Roll. Besides the general household
Taking Time to Love
Every day we learn to love more. We await what comes from an unpredictable day, daring myself to fall into an uncertain moment on the
Poetic Protests: In Celebration of Civil Rights
Will we have to March for Medicaid? It is the dawn of a new year and perhaps, a new era. As Martin Luther King’s
Friends…The Real Thing. the World Singing in Harmony, at least at Mikelle’s home.
The World is Singing in Perfect Harmony, at least in Mikelle’s home. Tonight, the air not filled with the sharp notes of political banter decrying
Getting Down with the Gilmore Girls
It was nine o’clock on a late Winter’s morning at Mikelle’s condo on Clarkson Street in the heart of Denver. Sunlight filtered through slatted mini-blinds