In the last week or so, my roommate Jordon must have noticed that I was pretty down for several days. She showed up one night with her high school marching band instrument, the clarinet, and decided to teach me how to “play.” Her plan worked and this is the results.
This picture is from a video that [...]
Last Wednesday’s post was all about some of the absurd moments that spring out of living with Personal Care Attendants. It’s a life like non other and only someone who has lived it would fully understand. The issue of living with PCAs is the most difficult of my adult life. Finding someone really good [...]
In 1989, when I moved from my parents’ home after high school graduation the term, Personal Care Attendant, had not yet been invented. Back then, they were simply “roommates” which is how I still refer to them more often than not. It’s usually young girls just out of high school or going to college who [...]
I am not a morning person. Never have been, never will be. I do love fixing up … make-up, dressing up, etc. But not at 6:00 in the morning.
Since I was 18 years old, I have lived with Personal Care Attendants who take care of me in my home. My current attendant is a young [...]
