By Cheryl Stowe
(From TEDx Furman University, “Shatter” – March 21, 2015) On March 29, 2005, I survived a serious car accident. After a long night of dedicated alcoholic consumption, I trusted someone who said he was “totally cool to drive”. He wasn’t. And less than 48 hours later, I woke up in an intensive care unit. I […]
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We are horribly to blame for telling you that you were each so extraordinarily special that life would bow to your wants and desires and specialness, and hand you each your own personal bliss. I would like to offer my sincerest apologies, on behalf of my peers of Boomers and Xers, who told the children […]
Read MoreIn response to the San Bernardino shootings, politicians are racing to the ubiquitous anti-gun stance. President Obama said today that he’s calling on Congress to close “loopholes” which allow the legal purchase of guns by any individual the government doesn’t trust to own them. As my friend, Matt, said, “You know what that loophole is […]
Read More(For SCILife Magazine, October 2008) Seven months after applying for Social Security disability benefits, I received The Letter. The words “Notice of Disapproved Claim” stared at me in bold letters from the top of the form. In disbelief I read, “Although you do suffer from a spinal cord injury due to a motor vehicle accident, […]
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