“By your stumbling, the world is perfected.” –Sri Aurobindo
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy would love to once again write about what a wonderful day yesterday was, and how he managed to stay one step ahead of his rheumatoid arthritis at all times. But I like to keep it real here on my blog, so I will start [...]
For the past month, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy wondered how he would share the news of the eventual return of his RA symptoms. For a while there, I tried looking into the future, and what I saw were blog headlines, Facebook updates, and Twitter messages declaring: “It’s official: RA Guy is back in a flare”.
The truth [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy loves listening to the “Car Talk” podcast every weekend. I must admit that in general I am not too into cars (I don’t own one myself). I have never been into “The Fast and the Furious”, and I probably never will be. (Pixar’s “Cars” is much more my thing.) But still, there [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy received an email from Mur the other day, recounting the adventures of her first solo outings with her wheelchair. I laughed so much when I read this story, that I cried! Mur was kind enough to give me permission to re-post her message here on my blog. Enjoy!
The Runaway Wheelchair
By Mur Shuker
Well [...]
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop, The Lion and the Mouse
It has been almost one month in which Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has been able to leave the house without a cane or crutches.
Although things are much better than they were during May and June, there are still small occasional reminders [...]
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. -Dalai Lama
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has been thinking a lot about the “old me” and the “new me”. By [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy had another post all lined up and ready to go this morning. All I had to do was click the “publish” button in WordPress, and it would have been out there for everyone to read – even before I started typing these words.
But I’ve gone through such a swing in the past [...]
“This is just the first step towards a revolution on how we perceive the sanity and insanity of the human body and the artifacts of illness.”
-Francesca Lanzavecchia, Italian Designer
ProAesthetics
Francesca Lanzavecchia
www.francesca.nu
This is the first inspirational publication that present disability artifacts in a new light. It is a bridge between user and producer aiming to open their [...]
