Category: Whats The Matter With Me? Podcast
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Principle of Non discrimination
Welcome back to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast. Day 42 of Covid-19 Coronavirus quarantine finds me thinking about the value of disabled life. What is the Principle of Non discrimination? The principle of non-discrimination seeks “to guarantee that human rights are exercised without discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, sex, language,…
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Acceptance
Day 23 of self-isolation I’m going to try practicing some acceptance to get through this terrible experience of confinement, which is worse than usual. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Subscribe
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Stress Amygdala Day 14
Day 14 in isolation coronavirus isolation has my mind stressing, the amygdala, anion mal brain underneath the hippocampus, the thinking part of my brain. Looking around at the newspaper, it seems like there’s a lot of nutso animals on the prowl right now in our culture and around the world. And it’s a lot of…
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Distance Learning
A crash course in distance learning I recorded this message on lockdown. I can’t go anywhere due to the coronavirus pandemic and my multiple sclerosis condition. I’m in my house with my family, trying to educate my kids and keep their development on track. We’re taking a crash course in distance learning, e-learning, online education,…
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New Brace Part 2
The orthotist came up with a second brace concept, and I went back for a fitting that left me feeling a bit dejected. She took a video of me walking in the examination room. She showed it to me after. It was framed from the knee down. Looking at it made me feel really disabled.…