Sometimes I feel like my life is a montage of awkward moments. From being asked to get up to not being understood, it seems as if I’m a magnet for uncomfortable situations. This is the story of another one of these events. Me and my new caregiver, Amber, were shopping at our neighborhood Costco shopping [...]
Archive for September 2010
The Power Dynamic
September 22, 2010This is something I wrote a few months ago when I was back home. This past week has the busiest I’ve ever had. I haven’t had any time for anything, let alone write. Hope y’all enjoy. Sometimes I have to ask the nurses to do embarrassing things. Things that you just don’t ask anyone else [...]
UCLA Here I come
September 15, 2010As I write this, it’s 2 AM on September 14th, 2010. On September 15th, I’m moving out of my house and away to college. I’m moving away from my parents, family and nurses. I’m moving away from my comfort zone. For the first time in my life, I don’t know what the next month, or [...]
Toejam ’10
September 1, 2010So this isn’t your typical update, just an excuse to let you guys know I’m alive and that a proper update is coming next Wednesday. From that point on, you should expect a new story every Wednesday. Now, what follows next is very gross. If you’re eating, recently ate or have a weak stomach you [...]