Posts tagged spinal cord injury
With God as My Walking Stick

Tactile paving is my nemesis. The yellow plates of bumps at the edge of a crosswalk or sidewalk were created to alert visually impaired people of an upcoming hazard. I’m so glad someone invented bumps that help, but for me, those bumps are a hazard! With God’s words to Jeremiah echoing in my mind, “I’m sticking with you,” I think I’ll watch for tactile paving as a reminder of God’s presence.

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Navigating an Identity Crisis after Medical Trauma

Looking back, my first identity crisis was a struggle to understand my value apart from my physical appearance. Later identity crises would focus on my physical ability, my mental capacity, and my role as wife and mother.  

With every major medical crisis, I’ve had an identity crisis. Each time, the same question returns: Who am I now? 

My spinal cord injury, the latest medical crisis in a stream of crises, created a new slew of questions. The questions may have changed but the answer is the same. I am a beloved child of God.

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