PPS: POST-POLIO SYNDROME
- NAPPSO
- Post-Polio Letter
- About PPMed & PPS Central
- The Polio Outreach of Connecticut
- International Rehabilitation Center for Polio at Spaulding
- The National Organization on Disability - Home Page
- Post-Polio Resource Group of Southeastern Wisconsin
- Post-Polio Health International Main Information Page
WOMEN AND DISABILITIES
Eclectic Links
- The Gimp Parade
- Disabilityblog
- Disability Studies, Temple U
- Audacity Magazine
- Orthotic Mobility Systems, Inc.
- OPEN DOORS Chicago
- DIARY OF A GOLDFISH
- ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights
- DISABILITY DAY MAY 1, 2006
- National Museum of Women in the Arts.
- The National Organization on Disability - Home Page
- Disability News/Raggedge Magazine (online)
- PPS CENTRAL - Post Polio Related Info on the Internet
BOOKS
Mary Gordon: Circling My Mother: A Memoir
A beautiful memoir of a daughter who had a mother with Polio.John Hockenberry: Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
Mary Grimley Mason: Life Prints
A memoir of Mary who contracted Polio at age 4. She has become an advocate for women with disabilities. She is an independent disabled woman and "recounts her struggles...".Mary Grimley Mason: Working Against Odds: Stories of Disabled Women's Work Lives
Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers, Second Edition
Kathryn Black: In the Shadow of Polio: A Personal and Social History
Kathryn tells her story as a child whose mother dies from Polio and how it affected her life. She also has a well researched social history of Polio.Richard L. Bruno: The Polio Paradox: What You Need to Know
Dr. Bruno's research is timeless. This was published in 2002. Every time I pick up this book I learn something new and can relax with what is.
DAILY MINDFULNESS
- Prayer" Every Act is a prayer...." Unknown
- THE BODY"The body is given to you in order that you may realize who yoar truly are, in order that you may recognize the indweller." " The knowledge of the body and the indwelling spirit relates to the path of wisdom." SAI BABA GITA
- ZEN"Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. If you become too busy and too excited your mind becomes rough and ragged. This is not good. If possible, try to be always calm and joyful and keep yourself from excitement. " ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND Shunryu Suzuki
- SUFFERING OR HAPPINESS?"When we do a life review, we inevitably find we have some regrets. We've all said or done things that we wish we hadn't. Yet this doesn't mean we're doomed. By simply acknowledging what we've done, we interrupt the ignorance that sustains habitual patterns. Thus, instead of sabotaging our future happiness, we cultivate a relaxed and flexible mind. THE ESSENTIAL POINT IS THAT WE CAN AT ANY TIME CHOOSE THE PATH OF SUFFERING OR HAPPINESS." Pema Chodron, "NO TIME TO LOSE"
- HEARTBREAK"Our verylife depends on THIS BODY being relatively healthy and together. BUT our body will disintegrate, and that's it. It will leave us, jus as a friend departs from a friend. ...no matter how much we love people or they ove us, we will go through that transition withour company. Ther is nothing our dear ones can do to help us. Clinging to them will only hinder our ability to let go and move on with ease." NO TIME TO LOSE, Pema Chodron
- LIFELife is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze. --Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
