We were on our way to my Scoliosis surgery. Me and my parents had been putting this surgery off since I was eight. I had been scared ever since I heard that my MD camp counselor died on the operating table because his heart gave out. I made sure to take a full physical, with [...]
Archive for June 2008
Surgery – Part 1
June 27, 2008Hope Dealers
June 13, 2008“There’s this old man. He lives in the Sierra’s. My friend told me he’s seen him cure cancer. He’s in Tijuana. There’s a humongous line to see him, but my friend said he can get you and your brother in to see him.” “No,” I shook my head. “But he doesn’t charge. He doesn’t ask [...]
Heredity
June 13, 2008(Quick reminder: Feel free to submit questions via the contact page on the right hand side of your screen.) Q. I’ve read that MD is a hereditary disease. Does it run in your family? A. As far as I can tell, me and my younger brother are the only people in my immediate family who [...]
Birds of a Feather
June 10, 2008Q. Do you normally roll (no pun intended) with other handicapped/wheelchair kids, or with normal kids? A. 99.99% of the time I hang out with normal kids. There was this one kid in my old elementary school in Tijuana, we were in the same grade, same class even. He also had Duchenne MD. What are [...]
Strippers and Sisters
June 5, 2008“We can take care of ourselves, you know?” My sister and I were waiting for my best friend, Rodrigo, in the car. “You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.” She had offered to take me and Rodrigo–who was in town for spring break–to a strip club. But I could tell she didn’t [...]
