February 2013

When I took this column on, its then-editor made a point to say in a staff meeting, “Don’t repeat yourself.” Dancing on the proverbial dime, I promptly responded, “There won’t be any danger of that.” Not that I’d done a world of research on domestic abuse or rape: Just having the ability to discern my […]

More than half of Minnesotans have had an adverse experience in their childhood that could have a lifelong impact on their health and well-being, according to data recently released by the Minnesota Department of Health. The department surveyed 13,520 Minnesota adults in 2011 and found that 55 percent of them reported having at least one […]

Survival, accident, luck, miracle: I wouldn’t change any of it As I consider the wonders of life with a disability, I find myself pondering the survival-miracle-accident-luck narrative. “Survive” is defined as “to remain alive after the occurrence of some event; 2. to endure or live through an affliction, adversity, or misery, etc.”  “Miracle” is defined […]