justinterabledthings

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  • New beginnings

    Hey all, long time no blog. Life has been keeping us pretty busy. But now we have time to dedicate to our blog. Thank you for being patient with us. Our name has changed but will the content is going to be along the same lines, just more frequent and…

  • Build one another up instead of tearing them down

    The disability community over the last few days has been “attacked” by one of their own. This person decided that it was perfectly okay to call another person a disgusting human being because their wheelchair was dirty. First of all, the cleanliness of one persons wheelchair or room or car,…

  • Calling out American Airlines

    Recently American Airlines has said that will be banning power wheelchairs on their flights because of their weight; certain planes the weight limit for the chairs is 300 pounds and others it is 400 pounds. I have seen discrimination before and this is by far one of the most disgusting…

  • Bring us Back to Boston

    As we are sitting here during quarantine, we are both sitting here thinking about the days when we were able to leave the house and go places, not unlike everyone else. But Charlie had written a few thoughts about our trip to Boston back in September 2019. How Boston came…

  • Hello 2020

    2020 started off way different than we thought it would. It has been a roller coaster to say the least, but that’s a story for a different day. Something happened that we had been talking about since September. So, since September Charlie and I have been spending every weekend alternating…

  • An Open Letter to Cerebral Palsy

    Dear Cerebral Palsy, For 26 years you have given me a rollercoaster ride on this journey we call life, from being three months premature, to graduating college to finding the girl of my dreams. Believe or not I think having CP has made me the person I am today.  I…

  • Something bothered me at dinner.

    Recently Charlie and I were out to dinner, like whenever we go out, Charlie was sitting in his wheelchair. We had been sitting there chatting away until the waiter came to take our orders. We were out for Chinese food(which Charlie says is a winter food and I keep questioning…

  • Loving Someone with Cerebral Palsy

    So here I am sitting in my bed watching videos on my phone and texting Charlie(what else is new haha). He sent me a link to an article and said “THIS IS YOU.” The article was from the mighty.com and it was titled “What It Means to Love Someone with…

  • The Importance of Reassurance

    Reassurance/encouragement is important in any relationship, but I would go so far as to say that  it is more important in an interabled relationship. I know what to expect with my Cerebral Palsy every single day, despite that fact it doesn’t mean I don’t have bad days along the way.…

  • Does Charlie need 24/7 care?

    Does Charlie Need Help 24/7? A common misconception about people with disabilities, specifically those in wheelchairs, is that they need help 24/7 or they can’t be on their own. Being three months premature doctors didn’t think I would ever be able to walk. But as my life has gone on…