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“Single,” the status can often conjure up negative emotions. When filling out a wedding RSVP, this remains evident. You shudder as you decline your plus one. Internally you question yourself. “Why am I still single?” “Will I ever find love?” Certainly not questions a happy single asks! Living with a disability adds to the turbulence.…
Saturday, January 14th marked my two-year blogiversary here at the relaunched zacharyfenell.com. Or blog anniversary, if you prefer not combining words. To celebrate I wanted to reflect with you on the past year. What a year too! Let me remind you about my relaunch’s shaky beginning. Previously at Zacharyfenell.com One year ago I wrote a…
New Year resolutions, what flimsy and meaningless statements! If you agree with that, today I am writing directly to you. I am challenging your thoughts. Hopefully help you realize “flimsy” and “meaningless” actually describe another item, your resolve. Happy New Year by the way! In retrospect maybe I should avoid hurling insults before expressing celebratory…
Warning, the following post may cause some sibling rivalry to flare up. Already I imagine younger brothers and sisters ready to protest the title. “An older brother’s wisdom?” they read in a questionable tone. “Blasphemy!” they decree before dismissing the read. WAIT! Please entertain me for a few more minutes. You stayed?! Thank you. I…
Picture yourself moving with a bounce in your step. Unfortunately, I am not talking about a cerebral palsy (CP) cure. Rather a product that will refresh your feet. PediFix’s All-Natural Tea Tree Ultimates Funga Soap enriched with tea tree oil provides such refreshment. Personally I became familiar with Pedifix’s All-Natural Tea Tree Ultimates Funga Soap…
Fall 2016 marked cerebral palsy’s introduction into the mainstream. A feat accomplished by ABC sitcom Speechless. Yes, a show dedicated entirely to a special needs family. Previously such programming airing on a top four network seemed implausible. 2016 appears to specialize in implausibility, though. See World Series champions Chicago Cubs and President-elect Donald Trump. Anyways…
Extra enthusiasm surrounded the 2016 Cleveland Indians. A natural occurrence considering the team remained one win away from a World Series championship. That elusive victory will haunt the franchise’s fan base for a while. Exactly how long, only the 2017 Cleveland Indians can help control. Although said topic stands one for another day and another…
Links to I’m Special and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves by Ryan O’Connell are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Reading I’m Special and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves by Ryan O’Connell stirred mixed emotions. Amazon categorizes the read under “humor.” The book description in-part reads “This hilarious part-memoir,…
“You are inspirational.” Those words you may, depending on your cerebral palsy, remain acquainted with or know well. There exists a correlation between inspiration and cerebral palsy. Well, disability in general. While my peers in the CP community likely realize where I am going with this, I imagine able-bodied readers thinking “Nice! You’re inspirational.” Yeah……
Envy, you likely know the feeling. Maybe you desire the relationship someone else enjoys. Or, you covet the promotion given to your co-worker. Perhaps you resentfully think “If only I was that tall…” Honestly, life offers many reasons to feel envious. When discussing life with cerebral palsy, those reasons grow exponentially. Cerebral palsy impacts both…