Written by: Ryan Coleman This has been a hard year. Many people in the world are struggling including those I care about deeply. I almost lost someone I could never replace due to kidney failure less than a month ago. I realized finally that I can’t wait to start living. I have wanted to be […]
By Charmaine Johnson (CJ) My name is Charmaine. Some of my friends call me CJ. I am a Self-Advocate of Nanaimo. We have meetings by telephone because of Covid. We are doing a workshop to teach others about being a self-advocate. Every month we have a learning circle. We learn things about living a good […]
Written By: Janelle Armstrong During COVID, I’ve been spending a lot of my time at home. This has been a very different time for all of us, and I’ve had some things change in my life. I’ve been missing a lot of my friends, because I cannot see them as much as I used to. […]
Written By: Sierra Dean Entertaining yourself during COVID is a hard thing to do, but I’ve gotten the hang of it. I use social media like Tik Tok on my phone, making content, as well as posting videos on my YouTube channel. I post kind of vlog style videos on my channel, and I made […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. October Edition of KSA Newsletter 2020 contains in It is the Fall season and there is so much to share this month! We have lots of articles to keep you entertained during October. There are some new and unusual […]
Written by: Rob Janzen I’ve been volunteering on “The Show” at Shaw TV, Nanaimo for 8 years. The people are friendly and are nice to me. I’m the first one to arrive so I set up the studio. I bring a treat for the crew to share. People enjoy the treats and appreciate me for […]
Written By: Harlei Kelliher At the beginning of Covid I had to stay home and not go to the Painted Chair. It made me feel like I couldn’t work. And a lot of people got laid off work. I don’t like it when I get laid off because I don’t get paid when I […]
Written by: Sarah Burke Hi everyone. My name is Sarah Burke and I am 22 years old and I have a dog named Coco, a twin brother named Connor (he is a Peace Officer) and I live with my Mom and Dad. This is my Covid Adventure… At the beginning of the pandemic I had […]
Hey, my name is Victoria. I am a self-advocate with Semiahmoo House. This is a hard time. The coronavirus is making me scared but I’m trying to get the positive side. I finished my Culinary Arts Program (CULA) at Semiahmoo House and love cooking and baking. I am also trying to find a job through […]
Hi my name is Zoe. I am a self-advocate at Semiahmoo House. This coronavirus made me emotional. Sometimes I felt sad, angry, worried and frustrated. When I felt my anxiety I would do things to help me. I would go for a walk with my sister. Talking to my family made me feel happy. Doing […]
