Category Archives: Info about Dwellers
What in the World Is a Dweller?
Yard work, gardening, quilting, traveling, mechanic work? Do you know someone who used to do many of these things but who no longer does? Do you know why they stopped? Was it too hard? Did it become too tiring? Was the activity too time consuming? Are they just lazy? Did they experience injuries? Maybe they […]
Continue readingThe 40th Anniversary Nobody Wants
Celebrating anniversaries. Fun? Not always. Although not celebrating my 40-year journey, I am remembering. And sharing with you. Maybe my lessons will help you. What did life look like for me and my family? How did I react? What have I learned? WHAT HAPPENED? Late in September 1978, I experienced a severe back muscle injury—for […]
Continue readingObserver: Do your actions help or hurt?
Observers and Dwellers Two words. Two roles in life. The difference lies in the context: storms of chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities. Definitions Dweller: physically challenged people experiencing ongoing storms, constant or intermittent. Observer: anyone living outside these storms. Dweller/Observer: dweller who sees someone in a different storm. Help Needed by Dwellers Major. Minimal. None. […]
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