Thanksgiving: A Moment of Pause

Thanksgiving: A Moment of Pause

“Becky, I need you to polish the silver for me,” Mother called from the kitchen. She’d been after me all morning to get to my assigned task, and I’d been dawdling. Polishing the silver was one of the chores she gave me. It was something I could do (theoretically)...
A Childhood Journey: Facing Cerebral Palsy

A Childhood Journey: Facing Cerebral Palsy

Prologue: Our last two posts have dealt with my sister, Joy, her childhood memories of Japan and her experiences attending elementary school on the Itazuke American Airforce Base. Now we shift to Joy’s early experiences with cerebral palsy. I am seven years younger...