... Nancy F. Moore, Don't Despair - After her 1989 car accident, Nancy no longer felt like the best wife, perfect mom or best realtor. But, she found...
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Mar 10, 2001 2:42 pm
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... Xinyin Chen, Go On Climbing - Xinyin tells about his experience in Guangzhou with a boy who had the will to conquer six floors. See...
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Mar 15, 2001 2:46 pm
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... Martha Rhoton, The Great Equalizers - Martha says the pain of surgery is nothing in comparison to the psychological pain of depression, which, she...
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Mar 24, 2001 6:58 pm
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... Jessica, This Is My Favorite Story - Every so often Jessica, who uses crutches, slips and falls on her way to class. That gives her classmates, she says,...
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Mar 31, 2001 6:31 pm
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... Jessica, Be Careful - In a cautionary message for Hamster Girl, Jessica recalls being pestered, pitied and prayed for in her Catholic family because she...
Jim Hasse
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Apr 6, 2001 11:05 pm
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... Terrance Caston, If It’s Broken, Fix It - Describing himself as a lifelong disabled person, Terrance draws upon his experience to refurbish three...
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Apr 12, 2001 9:40 pm
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... Shelley Magnussen, The Rain on the Plane to Ukraine - Shelley, who is visually impaired, recalls three embarrassing and interesting social situations that...
Jim Hasse
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Apr 21, 2001 3:33 pm
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... Jeannie McGrath-Phillips, Update on My Story (2001) - This is Jeannie’s fourth update since 1999 about living with her disabilities, and she finds life...
Jim Hasse
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Apr 27, 2001 1:18 pm
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... Cheryl, Loving Your Disability? - A therapist, advocate and wheelchair user, Cheryl says she definitely cannot love her acquired disabilities. See...
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May 4, 2001 2:13 am
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16 new stories since 05/2/01 (sorry, I skipped last week ... Roger Jones, My Mis-education - A former university basketball player and star, Roger, now a quad,...
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May 19, 2001 10:05 pm
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... Jessica, Perseverance, Yuck! - Jessica says perseverance has always struck her as something unpleasant and unsatisfying but virtuous for someone who is...
Jim Hasse
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May 26, 2001 4:32 pm
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... Melanie Harris, -- Talk about Perseverance! Being a parent with disabilities, Melanie says, has helped her realize the value of tenacity. It shows in her...
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Jun 2, 2001 4:10 pm
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... Roger B. Jones, Food for Thought - After nine months of hospital food, Roger finally receives an opportunity to go to his sister's home for a meal. The...
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Jun 8, 2001 2:58 pm
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... C. Papantoniou, Self - Quote from C's story: "I have a highly developed brain, but the rest of me might just as well not have been there for most of my...
Jim Hasse
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Jun 15, 2001 2:47 am
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... Heligan, Difference Between Deformity and Disability - Heligan has seven missing fingers and doesn't consider that a disability, but she has always had to...
Jim Hasse
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Jun 22, 2001 1:44 pm
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... Melanie Harris, Changes in Living - Melanie doesn't have the life she had -- or would like to have -- but she has learned to manage with multiple,...
Jim Hasse
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Jun 30, 2001 5:33 pm
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... Lauri Robertson, Congratulations to Gary - In responding to Gary Roberts, fellow advocate Lauri joins Gary in celebrating survival amid this oddity: ...
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Jul 7, 2001 5:32 pm
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... Martha Rhoton, No More "If Only" - As an adult with CP, Martha now has accepted the fact that people sometimes refer to her as "that woman they've got...
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Jul 13, 2001 12:02 pm
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... Gary Roberts: Teacher, I’m Not Retarded - During his first job as a teacher at a state hospital, Gary discovered a student with superior intelligence who...
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Jul 21, 2001 4:19 pm
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... Chip Gerber, Alzheimer’s Disease - Now about to turn 56 years old, Chip describes a turning point in his life: the day he was diagnosed as having Early...
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Jul 30, 2001 1:19 am
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... Sue Horder-Mason, Charcot-Marie-Tooth - A Deluded Story - Through her own research, Sue found doctors misdiagnosed her "funny feet" for 40 years and is now...
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Aug 6, 2001 12:47 am
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Five new stories since 08/01/01: Note: I've been at the Ability Expo in Chicago for a few days, so this is a complete update for the last two weeks, instead of...
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Aug 17, 2001 12:21 pm
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Eight new stories since 08/15/01: Notes: Thanks for your patience as I upgrade my site performance. Some new postings are not showing up on the July and August...
Jim Hasse
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Aug 25, 2001 4:48 pm
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... Gary Roberts, Diminishing Effort, Diminishing Returns - Gary discovered early in life as a deaf person that little was expected of him due to his...
Jim Hasse
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Aug 30, 2001 1:37 am
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... Martha Rhoton, Free at Last - Going beyond the need for physical healing, Martha doesn't expect to be get to the point in this life where she won't...
Jim Hasse
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Sep 10, 2001 2:00 pm
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This week, tell-your-story-NEW resumes its regular publication schedule. I suspended publication last week due to the terrible crashes that occurred at the...
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Sep 23, 2001 11:13 pm
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This week, tell-your-story-NEW is back on a weekly schedule. I skipped last week due to a heavy work schedule (sorry), but you have not missed new material. ...
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Oct 14, 2001 4:36 pm
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... Frank Migliore, The Pond - Frank says he has eventually discovered he is not the sum total of his deficits -- contrary to what his family, peers and...
* Notable Postings Of the 10 new stories contributors have posted since 10/25/01, ... Dylan, Everything Will Be OK - Dylan says he believes that things even up...
* Notable Postings Of the 14 new stories contributors have posted since 11/13/01, ... Jen, Battle With Self-loathe - Diagnosed with depression at 16, Jen is...
