Mile Marker 7975:
Some people make a packing list. I make an anxiety list.
Last spring, when Natalie and I bought our airline tickets, Copenhagen in November seemed like a fantastic idea. It was the land of Christmas markets, castles, and this mysterious thing called hygge.
The problem is... November.
My road came to an unexpected halt on November 9, 2010.
On that day, I was bicycling to work when a garbage truck drove into a Philadelphia bike lane. I was in that bike lane.
A team of trauma surgeons saved my life, but they had to amputate my left leg above the knee. The accident changed my body and health forever.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
These words started me on my journey to walk again. Over time, they became a way of life.
I am a person with ability and disability. I travel in the space between. These are my postcards.