Category Archives: Megan's Blogs

Real Life Disability: What Do You Do When the Whole World Doesn’t Think You Are a Man

Posted on July 20, 2012 by loverollson

Have you ever heard of the expression, “The world is full of well intentioned fools?” Barton had a meeting, and was driving his motor wheelchair along side a busy road close to our home. The joystick to his wheelchair came off, and flew into the busy road. What ensued was outrageous. Continue reading →

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An Honest Message About the Portrayal of Disabilities and Relationships

Posted on June 9, 2012 by loverollson

This week, we dealt with the real issues of false perception for couples with disabilities, and we just couldn’t sit by the sidelines. Normally we receive a burst of excitement with the opportunity to share another perspective to burst some of these myths. But this was different. Continue reading →

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The Thank You List

Posted on May 11, 2012 by loverollson

We might be a dorky couple, but every night after we get into bed, we cuddle for a few minutes and tell each other our thank you list out loud. Continue reading →

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Risking it All- The Courage to Tell Our Story

Posted on April 23, 2012 by loverollson

“I have to say that the story you are both sharing is courageous, by which I am drawing on the etymological meaning of the word. As you probably know, the word courage comes from the French word couer, meaning heart, so to have courage means to have heart or take heart. In that sense, your love story is overflowing with heart and has a tremendous amount of courage as well.” Continue reading →

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Wheelchairs are Hazardous to Your Health

Posted on March 16, 2012 by loverollson

Believe it or not, a wheelchair provides many hard and sharp angles, hidden places to wedge an opponent’s foot or arm- and that’s when Barton’s in his wheelchair. It’s an entirely different issue when the wheelchair is empty, and apparently the opponent is me! Continue reading →

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