Category Archives: communication

Holiday Gift Guide for Someone Suffering a Melancholy Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2016 by lana1967

I thought I’d try something different tonight. The Mighty writing challenges for the month of December came today, and I decided to write for those of us who are living with depression this holiday season. Even if we can’t pretend … Continue reading →

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Make a Weird Sound!

Posted on November 10, 2016 by lana1967

I’m exhausted tonight. My ride home from my therapist was an hour late, and then it took over an hour more to get home. The streets were as packed as if it were closer to Christmas than it actually is. … Continue reading →

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The Language of Disability

Posted on October 14, 2016 by lana1967

I seem to be in a learning mode today, so I thought I would share some of what I’ve learned. I’ve always hated the word “handicapped.” In the back of my mind, I’ve always retained the notion that it has … Continue reading →

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Nighttime Musings

Posted on May 10, 2016 by lana1967

I’ve been hit harder than i expected with fatigue when I take my pills. UGH. I am so tired I can’t even see straight. The pain isn’t as strong as I expected, but the pills I’m taking aren’t really taking … Continue reading →

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Which Piece of Your Life Would Be the Hardest to Lose?

Posted on January 4, 2016 by lana1967

I’m now reading Still Alice, and she says that she wouldn’t be herself without language, because words and language are part of everything she does as a professor, a researcher, a lecturer, a wife, and a mother. Communication is her … Continue reading →

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My Voice Doesn’t Need to Be Published By The Mighty to Be Mighty

Posted on December 23, 2015 by lana1967

  I hate to jump on bandwagons, but you might have heard all the kerfluffle that’s floating around about the website that tells the stories of people with disabilities–The Mighty. As a disclaimer, I need to explain my involvement with … Continue reading →

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How Do You Treat People with Disabilities?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by lana1967

  I watched an old episode of All in the Family this afternoon, and it’s just starting again. It’s about how people treat individuals with intellectual disabilities. It’s all about a young man named George who delivers groceries to the … Continue reading →

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An Insider’s Guide on How to Be Sick

Posted on December 5, 2015 by lana1967

Never say the words ‘this is not my life’ This pain that wakes you screaming in the muzzle of the night That woke your lover, chased into another room into another life This fevered fainting This tremoring chest These lungs … Continue reading →

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Creativity Needs Some Kind of Community

Posted on December 4, 2015 by lana1967

Sometimes I don’t get out very much. I got lucky the past couple of months to see favorite authors in the city, but in a sense I’m still homebound. When I’ve spent too much time alone, I find that there’s … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by lana1967

I could have taken a day or two off before blogging again, since I’m not in one of the challenges for December. But I feel as if I have conquered some of the barriers I’ve had that have kept me … Continue reading →

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