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Disabled Dreamer

Author: Nicole Kinzel

  • Disability Blindness

    When the average person thinks of disability, usually one of two things come to mind. Either a wheelchair or perhaps a guide cane for blindness. Once a person sees either of these, that immediately becomes the primary perceived characteristic of the person. Part of this can be attributed to love humans have to sort. People…

  • Alden Lane Plant Nursery

    Accessible: yes Alden Lane Nursery is a plant nursery located in Livermore California. A hidden gem that is pleasant to visit on good weather days. The business sells everything from indoor and outdoor plants to fountains and gardening supplies. It’s a very large property that can be separated into very distinct sections: a gift shop,…

  • Veil Born March 9th

    Perspective: 3rd person with some story translation for clarity Liam is a barely teenage boy that belongs to a loving and caring family. What is not immediately obvious, is he is neither a teen nor human. At least not in the typical sense. In reality he is an existence almost as old as recorded history…

  • Getting a Nexplanon Implant

    Around 10:00 am this morning I finally got birth control to make my hormone cycle a little bit less miserable. I was recommend several options two weeks ago by a gynecologist. Everything from pill to implant was available to help. I chose to go for an arm implant because it requires the least amount of…

  • Dreaming Poem

    Sleep comes like a fog in the night. Swapping imaginary for the seen. An incalculable oculus. Sometimes it soothes and sometimes it attacks with a bite. Emotions dictate my fate as I dream. *** The possibilities are endless. Power taken or given directly to the soul. Hated and loved wager. Golden haven to the friendless.…

  • The Quality of in Home Nursing

    Caregivers of disabled people need help. That is a fact. Parents of disabled people or older relatives in a caregiver position need it especially. Someone to give them a breather and reduce the amount of tension in the daily life. The help becomes even doubly necessary if the caregiver doesn’t have a reliable partner to…

  • The Quest For An SMA Treatment Part 2

    I learned about Evrysdi after an invitation to an information webinar hosted by the company. It was an oral medication taken daily. I was relieved. That seemed so much more doable compared to the spinal injections. Moreover, listed side effects were very limited (at the time at least). The only real bad issue that seemed…

  • Tranquility Poem

    As I move further up into the mountains, green closes in on all sides.  Living walls that both close in to give comfort to the body and open the mind.  Senses sharpen, I see the great redwoods in all their wonder.  Mountain misery the only perfume of these great giants.  The sun is no longer…

  • The Christian Faith

    I was raised by two Christian parents and exposed to the faith at a very young age. It did not take long for me to also take it in as a part of my identity. I wanted to please my parents at the time but it also made sense to me. The existence of God,…

  • Coming to Terms With Progressive Weakness

    The idea of being disabled is easy to except on it’s own. Let me explain. A label of disability is nothing more than a label and everyone has a different level of disability. Adaptation occurs and life is bent to a livable direction. It’s like shaping a bonsai. Areas of struggle are carefully guided and,…