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God v. the Church
From my friend: “My church issue is simply that the stories and the people are just making no sense to me right now. I don’t know how else to describe it other than that there doesn’t seem to be anything … Continue reading
Sunday Morning
I went to church this morning. It was my third time in attendance at a church where the chairs are all set up in advance without leaving a place for a wheelchair, so I sat with my chair backed up … Continue reading
Posted in disability, God, power wheelchairs, Spirituality
Tagged church, disability, God, power wheelchair
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A Reply to Catherine
(From Facebook) Anne C Woodlen: Nastiness I learned today: When people with chronic mental health problems become old and sick and need Assisted Living Programs or a Skilled Nursing Facility, they have trouble getting a placement. It is because elder … Continue reading
Posted in God, Spirituality, Values
Tagged Allah, Brahman, Change, church, fundamentalism, God, Holy Bible, ministry, money, People, Prayer, rational thought, Ravi Zacharias, relationships, values, Yahweh
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A Survivor’s Birthday/Christmas
On Thursday I asked my therapist, “What am I doing here?” She replied, “Life review.” On Friday, a friend asked for my New Year’s resolutions. Saturday I went to see the movie “Hugo” wherein the child, whose father had trained … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, Depression, drugs, God, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medical care, Pharmaceuticals, Spirituality
Tagged antidepressants, Birthday, black, Christmas, Christmas decorations, church, depression, drugs, Faith, God, Health, Jesus, Medicine, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, New Year, patients, pharmaceuticals, Santa, strength, survivor, vegan
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Grandma’s Story Continues
. . . her. She was a farm girl, body and soul—cooking, camping, being a good mother—that was the life she was meant for. He was different. He grew up near the city and didn’t have much in the way … Continue reading
Posted in Government Services, Housing, Poverty, Power, Spirituality, Values
Tagged Catholic Church, church, Education, family, Farm, poverty, Temple University, values
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The Last Friend You’ll Ever Have
I lay here in the pre-dawn darkness thinking about “tired.” I always am these days. It seems there isn’t enough sleep in the world to restore me to “rested.” I wake up feeling fine, get up and get on the … Continue reading
Posted in activism, disability, God, Housing, Mental Illness & Health, power wheelchairs, Spirituality, Values
Tagged autoimmune, Bible, Christian, Christianity, chronic fatigue syndrome, church, depression, disability, doctors, drugs, end-of-life, fatigue, friends, Friendship, God, Holy Bible, Holy Koran, HUD, loneliness, mental disorder, Physician, pray, Prayer, relationships, Religion & Spirituality, sleep, tenants, values
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Wheelin’ to the Brass
A crossing guard halts traffic in front of the church so I can safely wheel across the street. He starts to tell me that the wheelchair entrance is—then he just shouts, “Bob!” and the fellow in the driveway comes to … Continue reading
Casting Out the Lepers
Once upon a time (in 2001), a congregant of an Episcopalian church decided to start a spiritual healing group for people with musculoskeletal disorders. I have such a disorder, and my nurse (I was at that time hospitalized on a … Continue reading
