Other than the bad and the ugly parts, the flying experience was pretty darn good. The Good Every time I boarded or disembarked from an airplane the transfers went well – whether they were from wheelchair to aisle chair or from aisle chair to airplane seat. USAir employees were pleasant and helpful. In every case,… Continue reading Jamaica 2013, #5: Flights – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
MITCH STURGEON
Author and Blogger
Living With MS
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Guest Post at WEGO Health
I participate in an organization called WEGO Health, an online community for health activists. In honor of MS awareness month, they asked me to author a guest post. Click here to see what I came up with.
Jamaica 2013, #4: Taking the iBot to Jamaica
Please enjoy this video about my torrid love affair with my iBot. I suggest you maximize by clicking on the icon on the bottom right of the video frame. Or watch it directly from YouTube by clicking here. To be continued… Other posts in this series: Jamaica 2013, #1: Hello Paradise Jamaica 2013, #2: The… Continue reading Jamaica 2013, #4: Taking the iBot to Jamaica
Jamaica 2013, #3: Challenges
In my previous post I shared some of the positive experiences we enjoyed on our Caribbean vacation. Now it’s time to look at some of things that didn’t go so well at the resort. First, I must acknowledge that all of the public areas at Sandals Whitehouse were essentially wheelchair accessible except for one key… Continue reading Jamaica 2013, #3: Challenges
Jamaica 2013, #2: The Good Stuff
There were a few bumps in the road, but this post will describe some of the many positive aspects of our Caribbean vacation. The Room Location We had a first-floor room with a private, walk-out patio. From the patio we were afforded views of the swimming pool, the beach, and the ocean. The people-watching was… Continue reading Jamaica 2013, #2: The Good Stuff
Jamaica 2013, #1: Hello Paradise
Vacations come at a relatively high price for disabled people. I’m not referring only to dollars and cents. We also must deal with the considerable effort and even risk involved in leaving our safe havens and modifying the routines that we have so carefully crafted to get through each day. Despite the challenges, we decided… Continue reading Jamaica 2013, #1: Hello Paradise
What Do I Do All Day? I Read Books
This is the third in a series of posts about how a disabled person like me passes the time at home, now that I no longer work. As a child I was a voracious reader. I often had multiple library books checked out at the same time. At school I remember the Houghton Mifflin readers… Continue reading What Do I Do All Day? I Read Books
Lessons Learned from My Photo and Video Archiving Project
This is a follow-up to my earlier post What Do I Do All Day? I Digitize and Archive Family Photos and Videos, and is only for those people who are interested in some of the nuts and bolts issues regarding a project such as this. The rest of you can return to chewing your toenails,… Continue reading Lessons Learned from My Photo and Video Archiving Project
What Do I Do All Day? I Digitize and Archive Family Photos and Videos
This is the second in a series of posts about how a disabled person like me passes the time at home, now that I no longer work. I slowly turn the pages of a dusty old album, uncovering photos that I’ve never seen before, photos that perhaps nobody has laid eyes on for 50 years.… Continue reading What Do I Do All Day? I Digitize and Archive Family Photos and Videos
What Do I Do All Day? I Watch (mostly) Quality Television
This is the first in a series of posts about how a disabled person like me passes the time at home, now that I no longer work. Television is roundly criticized as a colossal waste of time. Granted, there’s a lot of crap on television that deserves to be ridiculed, but I’m here to tell… Continue reading What Do I Do All Day? I Watch (mostly) Quality Television