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Irreverent Disability

April 13, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

Has anyone started reading this book?   I just started and I have to say, it is hilarious.  Totally and without question, laugh out loud hilarious .  And really, what subject is more funny than disability. Zach Anner talks about Cerebral Palsy being “the sexiest of the palsies.”  He uses a wheelchair to ambulate, and…

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Filed Under: disability, disability awareness, disability parenting Tagged With: Book, disability, Humor, If At Birth You Don't Succeed

What I Wish I Knew When I Was A Grad Student At University of Chicago, And What I Wish I Could Teach Students Now

March 18, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I clearly remember every feeling I had when I started Graduate School at University of Chicago (School of Social Service Administration). Mostly a very strong feeling that everyone around me was smarter, had a clearer path, and a better foundation than I did. I was nervous about being “enough” for the the caliber of people…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability awareness, disability parenting, parenting, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: SSA, University of Chicago

Wheelchairs In The Snow

March 5, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

There is little I find more lovely than waking up to a beautiful snow. The backyard is covered with a soft white blanket, and the world seems almost more peaceful and quiet. That is until I have to face the ramp in front of the house and worry about how I am going to get…

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Filed Under: disability awareness, disability parenting, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: disability, snow, weather, wheelchair

Teaching Kids to Appreciate What They Have

April 19, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

I spent a very special day in Chicago yesterday with my daughters.  We were celebrating my ten year old daughters making it through a whole year after her intensive surgery to lengthen her tendons and to replace her hips.   It has been a long, very hard, very painful year for her, and I thought…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability awareness, homelessness, parenting, Special Needs Parent Tagged With: appreciation, homeless, parenting

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