January 2011
4 posts
like we know we are each other’s survival
dear stacey,
I am getting ready to head back to the Bay tomorrow with your temporary lift in my car.
I am so excited for you that you are in the bay! How amazing! I wish I could have seen you when you got in. seeing you for the first time a week later just seems wrong. i hope you are having amazing times and loving the sun and the access and learning from older crips! That last part still...
writing from california
dear mia,
it is noon here in berkeley and i am sitting in a neighborhood coffee shop. it was a startling thing to come into the coffee shop today — i put down my computer and scanned the room, feeling like something was very noticeably different. it took me a second to realize that out of the eight people sitting directly in front of me, not one person looked up at me as i sat down. i...
free love
dear stacey,
i can’t believe you are moving here tomorrow! how did we get here??? i am so excited to see you and to make the last pieces of living together happen!
The lift and ramp are in the works; the careshift access shifts are organized and will be done by some pretty great folks in our community out here. In a day, you will be out here in a temporary home and in just under a...
the south doesn't need martyrs
Dear Mia,
Eight more days before I leave North Carolina and fly to California. The reality of how quickly the adventure is approaching is overwhelming. I’ve taken off work to deal with all the details of my move: transferring insurance, applying for medicaid, calling doctors — all my access needs are negotiated through the medical industrial complex — wading through a hundred...