Stories & reflections
Slice-of-life stories, wheelchair escapades, and everyday discoveries from my “From Where I Sit” columns, featured in The Baltimore Sun publications.
This article was originally published in North County News. The line stretched around the open door into the lobby. Our formation must have caused quite a stir to the uninformed observer. One young woman from Seattle sported a wheelchair much…
Read more: Up close and personal with stem cells →This article was originally published in North County News. “I’m so angry I can’t continue this conversation. I’m going to hang up now.” And I did, gently, but firmly placing the phone on the receiver. I shut my eyes trying…
Read more: Do the unexpected to change your life’s pattern for the better →This article was originally published in North County News. “Hurray!” is the correct response. What was the question, you may ask. The fact is, it is a command. More precisely, it is a stimulus that is part of a drill:…
Read more: Autistic child’s lesson for all: shout ‘Hurray’ →This article was originally published in North County News. He weighed in at 52 pounds, well under the 55-pound entry-level weight class. Peter, my 7-year-old son, adjusted his headgear and checked in with the official’s table before coming to the…
Read more: Young grappler learns; parents get lesson too →
