by Gloria | Feb 3, 2023 | Accessibility, Adventures, Travel, Your Life, Your World
Last year, we had the opportunity to take (another) trip of a lifetime. Since becoming wheelchair dependent I have been able to continue traveling with the help of careful planning, a supportive family and having good “assistive...
by Gloria | Feb 3, 2021 | Accessibility, living well, Your Life
I have tried to write this blog for a very long time and have kept getting pulled in so many directions about what might be helpful to someone seeing or hearing it. The starting idea was write about “How do we know when to start using a wheelchair”....
by Gloria | Dec 9, 2018 | health, living well, Your Life
I recently had a conversation with a family member about “health issues” and we discussed peoples’ (over ?) reliance on doctors and medications for treating everything. And it led me to think honestly about what I have found over 40 years with a serious, progressive,...
by Gloria | May 28, 2018 | Life Coaching, Uncategorized, Your Life
Forty years ago, a visit to a neurologist and subsequent tests lead to a presumptive diagnosis of MS. At the time there were no good tools available to confirm the diagnosis. Doctors could only say things like “You probably have MS” or “You might be...
by Gloria | Mar 8, 2018 | Accessibility, Life Coaching, Success Story, support, Your Life
Disabilities are not always visible when we look at another person. And they do not always involve the physical problems we usually think of as disabilities. But, problems with mental and emotional health can result in significant disabilities that are unseen to...
by Gloria | Jan 28, 2018 | living well, Renovation, Your Home, Your Life
As we strive to make our environments more accessible and easier to use, we have found that careful planning can help to create solutions that are not just fully workable but also beautiful. I don’t think that I am unique in wanting to live in the home that does not...