WHEELINGWOMAN.COM: Recent Comments

Comment on second class citizen

2011-12-01T07:00:48Z

Sarah, what doctor did you see?

Comment on This dating life (or more appropriately, non-dating life)

2011-08-14T08:10:02Z

Yes, I do thik my religous prefrence severely limit my datin, especially at my age -- 33.

I could write 50 blog entries about mormon dating and I promise we'd still both be confused.

And the kid issue is a ver big deal in our religion.

Comment on This dating life (or more appropriately, non-dating life)

2011-08-09T03:44:54Z

Do you find having a religious belief greatly reduces your dating options?

I know I did. I did eventually find a wonderful guy who accepts my disability and who shares my christian beliefs.

My problem was also finding a guy who could handle that I might not be able to have kids, but at the same time who will share in my happiness if I can have them. Most guys either really want kids, or they really don't want kids. Been very hard to find middle ground.

Comment on blaming...do something more productive

2011-06-27T08:11:46Z

Well said Sarah, and since I'm too worked up to sleep I'll reply =). I totally see where it is really easy to blame Rs. They are generally the one's viewed as attempting to be fiscally "responsible" by cutting budgets by decimating social programs and fighting to maintain tax cuts for people who probably don't need them. It makes people angry, especially people in need. But seriously, even if you want to buy the argument that every Republican is a jerk who hate social programs and want to see you living on the street and me unemployed (and I don't buy that argument, most of the Republicans I know IRL absolutely do not believe that), where does that leave Democrats? If Dems are the party who realize that social programs like Medicaid are necessary and who are the sole champions of all that is good and right with quality interventions for those in need, then why the heck are they compromising with the Republicans over this stuff and hanging you out the dry? If dems were amazing they'd be cutting the budget somewhere else, right? Seriously if you believe in this strict line of right and wrong, then I think that Democrats are MORE to blame for knowingly abandoning the needy, and I am far angrier with them. I really hate that people can't see that things are far more nuanced than Republicans and Democrats or black and white, and I hate that politics is adversarial over things like this. People are suffering and it is easy to help them if the arguing would just stop and if they would look around at what you deal with every day- I honestly believe if politicians had to spend a day in the shoes of a person with unique needs or shadow a nurse social worker, we would see a LOT of change really fast. Making sure people aren't suffering is more important than winning political points or furthering your ideology. Every political party should believe in helping the American people- even the people who don't have perfect minds or perfect bodies. Especially ones that don't have perfect bodies or perfect minds. Republicans are an easy target when one is angry, but they are not the only ones to blame. Okay, I'm done and I hope I didn't say anything too stupid or offensive to any friends who are Rs or Ds, I just get so upset about needless pain over really stupid ministerial stuff.

Comment on Money, money, money

2011-06-17T17:21:16Z

AMEN Sista!
<3 your guts ;)
Bree

Comment on Why IS a nursing home inaccessible?

2011-06-14T06:46:57Z

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131070921/npr-nursing-home-database

Comment on To disclose or not to disclose?

2011-06-14T06:38:05Z

What about privacy?

http://yaccessibilityblog.com/wp/privacy-issues-continued.html

Comment on To disclose or not to disclose?

2011-06-06T07:07:01Z

I would disclose up front. :)

Comment on I'm realy not drunk

2011-04-07T06:00:44Z

Hey there! I thought that worked great! I loved listening to you share your update - and I didn't think you sound tooo smashed ;)
<3 ya!

Comment on My crisis

2010-09-29T02:05:03Z

Good luck with all your paperwork and meds. Bureaucracy can really slow things down, and make simple requests seem larger than life.
It's good that you can still get out: it's important, I think to get out of the house/hospital/nursing home for a while each day that you can.
Thanks for sharing your crisis with the folks at Chronic Babe.
Keep blogging if you can. I agree it's a great outlet and I have friends in the cyberverse that I never would have met without the internet!
I hope your chair is fixed/replaced, and you get the botox shots you need.
Sending good thoughts and gentle ((((hugs))))