A THOUSAND MILES: December 2018

My road came to an unexpected halt on November 9, 2010.

That morning, I was bicycling to work when a garbage truck turned across a city bike lane. I was in that bike lane.

A team of trauma surgeons saved my life, but they had to amputate my left leg. My body and life were forever changed.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

As I learned to walk again, I measured my recovery in steps and then miles. Over time that journey grew into something more -- a way of being in the world, wherever I go.

I am a person of ability and disability. I travel in the space between. These are my postcards.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Peace and Podcasts

Mile Marker 6995:

Flashback... to a flash drive.
Christmas 2010.

A present arrives in my room, Room 343, at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital.

Note to Self

Mile Marker 6975:

Everything will be all right in the end.
If it's not all right, it is not yet the end.

--Simit Patel, Hotel Manager,

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

I'd like to write a letter to that girl in the wheelchair.

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Hi! I'm REBECCA.

I've walked more than 10,000 miles as an above-knee amputee.

I learn as I go -- navigating ability, disability, and life -- one step at a time.

Along the way, I mentor new amputees, teach students, rock climb, bake cookies, plant gardens, and travel the world.

I also write.

I wouldn't get far without my bionic leg -- or my amazing pit crew: family, friends, medical teams, therapists, prosthetists, and YOU!

Thanks for walking with me every step of the way.

To know me better, click here.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Peace and Podcasts

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Note to Self