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Communication & Imagination
Living with Ocular Albinism I’ve always tried to define the word accommodation? My definition for accommodation recently changed. I’m an Information Technology professional; naturally my definition of accommodation has revolved around technology. Here are the solutions I’ve found to the problems I face with Ocular Albinism. Light Sensitivity My irises are translucent so […]
My Biosphere is Shrinking
I’ve been back in Alberta now since July 2009. Ironically even though I grew up here I’m allergic to absolutely everything; pollen, duet, mould, all the trees all the flowers. I’ve found that even though I grew up in a house with smokers I can’t tolerate cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke all on its own will […]
A2
A very long time ago I worked for Health Canada and spent a lot of time in Ottawa Ontario for work. I was away from home one December, my kids were very young. The kids mother asked that I do the Christmas shopping in Ottawa as there wasn’t any time left before […]
The Parental Alienation Opera
If you’ve been reading you’ve undoubtable read about my issues with having a relationship with my children. Also many of you have found your way here by searching for topics related to: unaccompanied children traveling alone, parental interference and parental alienation. I am here to tell you that this issue doesn’t only happen to the […]
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Grammar has never been one of my strong points. If you told me at any point in my life that I would one day be making my living by writing I would have laughed at you. It’s really hard to master something that you can’t see or touch smell or taste. I have the same […]
Angels Among Us
ran my first marathon a couple of years ago in Calgary. I chose Calgary for my first marathon because I grew up there. I didn’t want to be worrying about where was I and where was I supposed to be going. My knowledge of the city took my disability out of the equation. I could […]
Gym
I hated gym I hated it all through school. I ended up hating jocks. Those SOB’s who do they think they are being able to do those things. Who were those guys running down the track jumping those hurdles? Man those things hurt…. Baseball runs in my family’s blood. My dad played just below the […]
I Love Shopping
The internet has made available to me everything I could ever want. I have purchased almost everything off of the web even a house. I did have a trusted friend confirm the property was what I would want but I hadn’t seen it before the deal was closed. I Love Shopping Podcast Malls in a […]
Family
It’s very hard for your family when you’re born with a disability. There is the whole set of issues around what did we do wrong why do we deserve this why is god punishing us. Then they have to deal with what and how will this baby grow up and make its way in the […]
Darkness
A blind man is handy to have around in the dark. I live in the sticks can you believe that? I can’t. I live in a small town in the mountains and I’m happy about it. Yes logistics are difficult and its hard getting places but yet I’m happy. Living in the middle of nowhere […]
