ruthadmin, Author at Ruth Madison

Mystery Diagnosis

I was watching this show a couple months ago and there was a story that really distressed me. Here’s the scenario: A guy, middle aged father, suddenly starts having bouts of paralysis. Some days he wakes up and can’t move his legs, other days he is fine. Since this show is about mysterious illnesses, of course, doctors are having a lot of trouble figuring out what to do. The guy goes on disability leave from him work and sits around at home all day. But the money starts to run out and the guy is trying to figure out what to do. I was watching this with an able-bodied friend and I asked him, what does this guy do? Is he in construction? No, it turns out that he has a desk job that wouldn’t be effected at all by this new disability. He reluctantly...

Posted by ruthadmin on Jan 1, 2011 in Disability Rights, Movies | 0 comments

Introduction

Disability issues are something that I am passionate about. I have strong opinions and this is my little space on the Internet to express those opinions. I hope you enjoy my rants and feel free to comment and get a discussion...