Tag Archives: disability

What has to be done

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Jana

By Jana Cross-posted from Pilgrimsteps.com. I also read an expanded version of this essay at the Sunstone Symposium last Friday, which you can watch via the youtube link at the end of this post. I have a ritual that for … Continue reading →

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BADD: Those long, dark nights

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Jana

by Jana Note: This was originally posted at pilgrimsteps.com and was written for “Blogging Against Disablism” Day (BADD)… In the wee hours of May 1st as I was lying in the hospital bed trying to tolerate the noises of my … Continue reading →

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My leg: a letter to a young friend

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Jana

I wrote the following letter to a young friend recently. He was interested in learning more about my prosthetic leg. =========== Dear [Young Friend]: I heard from your Dad that you’ve been learning about prosthetics and that you wanted to … Continue reading →

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cancer

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Jana

On my first-ever website, this was my bio: “I have lost my right leg, my left earlobe, and my father to cancer. My favorite color is red.” I felt, back then, that detailing these losses told most of the story … Continue reading →

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