“I’ve
read conversations of cat owners who seem to agree that the best thing
you can do to prevent a cat from getting run over with your chair is to
run over the cat with your chair,” writes John Beer. He talks with other
wheelchair users to get beyond that questionable maxim and learn how
they keep their small pets safe, and how they interact with and care for
them too. Sean
Marihugh skied as a child, until weakness brought on by muscular
dystrophy made him think he’d have to give up one of his favorite
activities. It took him years to try sit skiing with an open mind. But
once he did, he loved it. “As my body continues to change, it’s gotten
easier to reframe what I’ve previously considered a ‘loss’ of ability,
into an opportunity to be creative and adapt,” he writes. |
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