by Alicia Reagan | Oct 21, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
I was debating between two different topics this morning, but after talking to a newly paralyzed friend last evening, I decided on the subject of acceptance. Not just me accepting my disability, but those around me accepting it also. My friend is new to the disabled...
by Alicia Reagan | Oct 18, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
It is time to go on a trip and your husband says, “Are you ready to go?” You say, “Let me use the restroom real quick”, and 15 minutes later (12 minutes of that was just getting your clothes up and down) you emerge and you are now staring into...
by Alicia Reagan | Oct 16, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
I had the honor to guest blog for Sheila Gregoire today over at To Love, Honor and Vacuum. I have read her blog for a few years now and she has always helped me. She has a candid and humorous look at sexuality in our marriages and she is very fair to both the guys and...
by Alicia Reagan | Oct 15, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
One of the greatest things I hear from my friends is when they say, “I don’t even think about you being in a wheelchair. I forget!” It shows me that they are focusing on Alicia – not on her disability. That proves what quality loved ones...
by Alicia Reagan | Oct 11, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
I had only been paralyzed a few months and was so bogged down in how unbelievably different my life was. Not only in how things were done, but I felt different. Like I was in some sort of identity crisis and did not know who I was or what role I played in life. I...
by Alicia Reagan | Oct 8, 2013 | Disability and Relationships
I have been asked to address this topic by a few individuals and so I thought I would turn it into a small series. When a disability is part of a relationship, everything you thought you knew and understood goes right out the window. In many ways, the principles of...