By Cheryl Stowe
Spinal cord injury support group meetings are unbearable. They are typically one hour, once a month, held at a hospital, and run and organized by staff who have never had a disability. The format is not honest discussion among those with injuries (as implied by the words SCI, support, and group), but rather a presentation […]
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“Cheryl, stop chewing on your tubes.” A disembodied male voice speaks to me out of the darkness somewhere near my feet. I realize I am chewing on something soft and pliable in my mouth. It sticks together when I bite down in a not unpleasant way. It is difficult to breathe. “Cheryl, you’re in the […]
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(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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