Day 955

Some days move at a snail’s pace– that’s what I learned today. It’s  4  : 45 PM on day 955 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Numbers 8, take off my dirty t-shirt and put on a clean one, feed myself Bran Flakes for lunch  and practice typing with…

Day 836

Saying I’ll try again tomorrow is not the same as giving up– that’s what I learned today It’s  4 : 57 PM on day 836 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  stretch my hamstrings,take off my t-shirt and put a new one on – today I did the whole thing by myself I didn’t even…

Day 740

The price of beauty is time  – that’s what I keep learning It’s  10 : 37 AM on day 740 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, let my sister put make up on me,  feed myself  a boiled egg  for breakfast and  prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature. This morning…

Day 657

Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. ~ Delmore Schwartz It’s 8: 26 PM on day 657 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself bread and scrambled eggs for breakfast,   publish my Disability of the Day feature,  prepare and publish…