Editor’s note: This is our last post in this series. You can read them all by selecting Spoon Stealers from the Articles/Series menu! I want to let you know from the start that this is about me and the one dream I have left. Today, I’m not standing up for injustice or for a noble … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Please welcome writer-blogger Kyla Richter to our SpAN team . Today is ver debut post with us! Once upon a time in an era when I had no pain, one of my self-care techniques was to go for a walk. I would grab some music and head for the woods to settle my mind … Continue reading
We’ve all been there: you’re at an event, shopping, or just waiting for your ride, and someone plows into you as if you hadn’t been standing right there in plain view. Or they kicked your cane or walker as if it suddenly threw itself into their path. This. Oh, so much this, is what makes … Continue reading
I am my own worst enemy. I tend to spiral downwards when issues get to me, and I lose myself in the shadowy labyrinth. I know its walls very well and have wandered them for so long, they are a second home to me now. Looking back, I see spoons littering the dirt floor of … Continue reading
For far too many disabled people, finding services—let alone accessing them—is a difficult-to-impossible task. When one does find them, then attending appointments, going for tests, and so on, sucks up even more spoons. In almost every case, we have to sign forms giving the provider permission to steal our spoons in whatever way. ODSP wants … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: Our Spoon Stealers series was inspired by this week’s first post, written by Jen Desmarais. While the Spoonie Authors Network is mostly about our writing journey, it’s important for people to understand how situations in our daily lives rob us of our spoons. These articles are the personal experiences of our contributors. I … Continue reading
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