Image description: A coffee hut, made of barn board and a bit of paint sits on the beach in Campbell River with a mixed bunch of tables and chairs. I spotted Fog Rukkers coffee shop on our first drive through Campbell River on the way to see my father in the hospital. I made […]
Just before leaving on this trip, I mentioned to Ruby, who is now 10 years old, that my father was in the hospital. She stopped and looked at me, “Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked. I told her that she knew he had been in before and he had to go back. “You should […]
Guess what I’m doing today? I’m doing a webinar. Guess why I’m excited about it? Glad you asked. Today I’m part of a webinar about an article which was published in the International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, it was about pride, and about the LGBTQ+ community and about how that intersects with the community […]
We were up early for the flight. It was complicated figuring out how to do get me to the airport, then Joe back to park the car and then on the shuttle back to meet me where I would be waiting. The complication was of course, timing. So we were up at silly o’clock and […]
Getting ready right now to head to the airport for a quick flight to B.C. for a visit with family. Will see my Dad for the first time, on Father’s Day since I left home at 16. Should have written a blog last night but was busy with so many things associated with moving and […]
Photo will be described in the body of the text of this post. Sadie proudly pulled out of her school bag the gifts she had made for her dad on Father’s Day. There were a lot of them. She quietly sorted them out so that she could display them properly. I got a chance […]
We’ve moved. Joe has spent the day with the movers. I’ve spent the day at the office. I’d get in the way, not because I have a disability but because I get stressed in these situations and that can make me difficult to be around. Joe wasn’t at all disappointed that I decided to come […]
“I respect your work regarding disability as many do, but I find when you post about your sexuality that I am quite uncomfortable. I’m not homophobic but it seems out of place on your Facebook page or on your Blog both of which deal mostly with issues affecting people with disabilities or, like myself, parents […]
I was sitting outside. The weather had just crossed from warm to hot. I was waiting for Joe to bring the car. I wasn’t doing anything more that watching people go by and soaking in the heat. I was loving it, remember we Canadians can wait a long time for summer. A man was coming […]
I’d known her since she was a teen. She’d been referred for her ‘rebellious nature.’ Well no behaviour program in the world can ethically try to eliminate someone’s nature. And when ‘rebellion’ is an appropriate developmental step, eliminating it simply stunts growth. I’d had all these thoughts in my mind when I want for my […]
