Loan Shark
New Credit Card:(First day of May) Hey New CC Holder- Welcome!!! Just wanna let you know that your payment will be due on 5/27. FYI. Me: Oh, that was nice of New Credit Card to send me that email reminder New Credit Card:(on 5/15)Hi!!!!… so listen… just wanna send...
Cooking Fail
Me: (To White Dude on TV Cooking)… it ain’t ripe!!! That mango still green! What you doin? Don’t cut into that - IT AIN’T RIPE!!! White Dude Cooking: … yeah, that doesn’t feel very ripe at all. Let me just have a taste anyway… no, no, definitely not ripe… Me: Bruh!...
Ashy Butts
A few days ago… Aide2: (Helping me pee) … Yo ass is dry. Me: Uhhh… well… Aide2: (Begins to be aware of how out of the blue her statement is and starts cracking up) No… you know, like ashy?! Like you need lotion… Me: Didn’t know that I had that situation going on down...
Disabled Chronicles, No.9864
Me: It’s been a long, busy day! Whew! Let me lean this chair back and chill before Aide3 gets here… (Begins to recline chair back… notices control arm is sliding back a bit too fast…) Oh no! Oh no! (Realizes that the armrest back stop is *barely* in position to you...
Disabled Chronicles, No.739
The Machine of Sandra has been in high gear for about two weeks. Between blood draws that were failures, appointments, getting my supplies for the month ahead, applying for scholarships and Life - it’s felt hectic and anxiety inducing. I find myself just showing up at...
Disabled Chronicles, No.120
I wondered if the reflected image of the MRI room ceiling would be the last thing I would see before the strong magnets of the machine pulled the metal rods from my back, ripping me to shreds. Surely the techs read my chart info and either knew I was there for a...
Disabled Chronicles, No.19
This law school journey has shed light on how much my abilities have changed since I was last in school 12 years ago. It is sobering. And scary. I’ve had heartburn for the past two days worrying about how I’m gonna do physically while in school. The best thing to do...
Disabled Chronicles, No.435
I debated writing this one up… It was said to me today, ‘ugly bitch… fat ugly bitch… don’t fuckin’ look at me! That’s why you’re in a wheelchair right now all fucked up(flexin’ on me about 6 or so feet away). Try somethin’- bitch!’ This by a young man who was clearly...
Disabled Chronicles, No.57
The spilled wax sat on the table all day. I pretended not to remember it needed cleaning. Really I pretended not to be angry that it had been spilled, again by negligence? Purpose? But there I was, end of the day, arms tired, flaking wax off my dining table with stiff...
Disabled Chronicles, No.713
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope. -Helen Keller I just listened to a RadioLab podcast about a deaf/blind woman who is struggling with the ghost and shadows of the legacy of Helen Keller. Helen Keller was a wildly...
The Math is High
All those tabs up there? Scholarships. The tuition is Mathing but the math is HIGH. And my NerdSelf is formulating a SPREADSHEET to keep track of them. … because what else would I do on a Saturday 5 months before school starts? #truestoriesof2022 #disabledchronicles...
Dear 46 Year Old Sandra…
Dear 46 Year Old Sandra, You terrify Me. A lot. You are relentless, tireless, fierce, determined. The things you’ve been through can fill volumes of books, can break many hearts many lifetimes over and can break the toughest of men. And though you have been broken,...