A THOUSAND MILES: October 2020

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

I was bicycling to work that morning when a garbage truck drove into a Philadelphia bike lane. I was in that bike lane.

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.

For more than a decade, that journey has become my way of moving through the world.

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

Friday, October 23, 2020

Mile Marker 8943:

In early September, my friend Amy sends me this birthday card.

Yes, I think. I am going to live life as if everything is rigged in my favor.

It seems like a perfect plan.