Comments for Walking is Overrated :: disability news, opinion, reviews, and a passion for accessibility http://walkingisoverrated.com disability news, views, and reviews from NZ and around the world Mon, 14 May 2012 07:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Review: Shaky Isles Cafe, Kingsland by Plan B http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/11/04/review-shaky-isles-cafe-kingsland/#comment-4517 Plan B Mon, 14 May 2012 07:19:05 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/11/04/review-shaky-isles-cafe-kingsland/#comment-4517 Went to the Britomart outlet- not impressed at all, service was rude coffee was worse Went to the Britomart outlet- not impressed at all, service was rude coffee was worse

]]> Comment on Is Cerebral Palsy the worst thing ever? [video] by john C http://walkingisoverrated.com/2011/02/11/is-cerebral-palsy-the-worst-thing-ever-video/#comment-4506 john C Thu, 03 May 2012 05:16:08 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/?p=1001#comment-4506 i just showed my 14 year old step daughter this video who has to deal with this condition, it makes cerebral palsy sound like an instant death sentence for everyone involved WOAH IS ME MY CHILD HAS CEREBRAL PALSY MY LIFE HAS CHANGED. steaming pile of shite she said "that pisses me off because you know granted, some people are more worse than me but they dont need to make everyone who has it or has to life with someone with it is so depressed and hard done by, and some days are harder than others but we can still have friends and have fun like other people" exactly :) i just showed my 14 year old step daughter this video who has to deal with this condition,

it makes cerebral palsy sound like an instant death sentence for everyone involved

WOAH IS ME MY CHILD HAS CEREBRAL PALSY MY LIFE HAS CHANGED.

steaming pile of shite

she said “that pisses me off because you know granted, some people are more worse than me but they dont need to make everyone who has it or has to life with someone with it is so depressed and hard done by, and some days are harder than others but we can still have friends and have fun like other people”

exactly :)

]]> Comment on “I am Cerebral Palsy” – by Erin Gough by Tinkie http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4486 Tinkie Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:14:20 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4486 Sorry I forgot to mention that we live in Kitwe, Zambia Sorry I forgot to mention that we live in Kitwe, Zambia

]]> Comment on “I am Cerebral Palsy” – by Erin Gough by Tinkie http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4485 Tinkie Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:12:11 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4485 Hi Erin, My boys and I started helping families of cerebral palsy children with their essential needs. In the past year the needs have grown and also the amount of families involved. We have now recently started a charity organization called 'Bags of Hope' I chose the name 'Bags of Hope' for the simple reason that we mainly provided bags of meal for these families since they are poor and make due with very little food. We had arranged a Easter party for them over the easter holidays and I met these children and their parents for the first time. It was so difficult to hide my tears. The mothers of these children are very special ladies. They carry their children even those that are 16 years old on their backs to where they need to be since they have no money for wheelchairs. I want to thank you for your honesty in your poem. I dont think that anybody, unless they are in the same situation can relate to how you sometimes must feel. This poem must be an eye opener for those who take a normal life forgranted. If you have any advice for me on how to help these families and ideas on how to raise money for them I will be so grateful as I feel that this is a task that I alone cannot tackle. Thank you and Take care Hi Erin,
My boys and I started helping families of cerebral palsy children with their essential needs. In the past year the needs have grown and also the amount of families involved. We have now recently started a charity organization called ‘Bags of Hope’ I chose the name ‘Bags of Hope’ for the simple reason that we mainly provided bags of meal for these families since they are poor and make due with very little food. We had arranged a Easter party for them over the easter holidays and I met these children and their parents for the first time. It was so difficult to hide my tears. The mothers of these children are very special ladies. They carry their children even those that are 16 years old on their backs to where they need to be since they have no money for wheelchairs. I want to thank you for your honesty in your poem. I dont think that anybody, unless they are in the same situation can relate to how you sometimes must feel. This poem must be an eye opener for those who take a normal life forgranted. If you have any advice for me on how to help these families and ideas on how to raise money for them I will be so grateful as I feel that this is a task that I alone cannot tackle. Thank you and Take care

]]> Comment on Desperate for a place to live! Can you help? by walkingisoverrated.com posts April 7, 2012 | All That Stuff http://walkingisoverrated.com/2011/08/18/desperate-for-a-place-to-live-can-you-help/#comment-4461 walkingisoverrated.com posts April 7, 2012 | All That Stuff Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:57:29 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/?p=1039#comment-4461 [...] Desperate for a place to live! Can you help? Hi everyone, [...] [...] Desperate for a place to live! Can you help? Hi everyone, [...]

]]> Comment on REVIEW: Etac Hair Washer by walkingisoverrated.com posts April 7, 2012 | All That Stuff http://walkingisoverrated.com/2012/03/11/review-etac-hair-washer/#comment-4460 walkingisoverrated.com posts April 7, 2012 | All That Stuff Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:57:12 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/?p=1063#comment-4460 [...] REVIEW: Etac Hair Washer One of the curses of cerebral palsy is that any task requiring more than a smidgeon of dexterity can become a real nightmare. Take hair washing, for example. First, I squeeze the shampoo onto my hand, it drips off my fingers, I splat it onto the side of my head, squish it around a bit, and rinse it off. [...] [...] REVIEW: Etac Hair Washer One of the curses of cerebral palsy is that any task requiring more than a smidgeon of dexterity can become a real nightmare. Take hair washing, for example. First, I squeeze the shampoo onto my hand, it drips off my fingers, I splat it onto the side of my head, squish it around a bit, and rinse it off. [...]

]]> Comment on Review: Coffee Club, Takapuna by Ahoo http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/01/11/review-coffee-club-takapuna/#comment-4450 Ahoo Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:59:55 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/01/11/review-coffee-club-takapuna/#comment-4450 It's a beautiful and amazing restaurant, I was suprised I can find the pretty same one to what we have in Austrlia. I tried their chef's special, it tastes really good. Plus we can enjoy the beach view at the out-door seats. Pretty enjoy. It’s a beautiful and amazing restaurant, I was suprised I can find the pretty same one to what we have in Austrlia.
I tried their chef’s special, it tastes really good. Plus we can enjoy the beach view at the out-door seats.
Pretty enjoy.

]]> Comment on “I am Cerebral Palsy” – by Erin Gough by Jenny http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4254 Jenny Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:18:33 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4254 Hi Erin: I myself have CP (Spastic Quadriplegic CP). I think that your poem is very true to life. I applaud you for writing this poem & I think that you're an extremely gifted writer. Hi Erin:

I myself have CP (Spastic Quadriplegic CP). I think that your poem is very true to life. I applaud you for writing this poem & I think that you’re an extremely gifted writer.

]]> Comment on “I am Cerebral Palsy” – by Erin Gough by Jessica http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4252 Jessica Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:20:26 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/12/17/i-am-cerebral-palsy-by-erin-gough/#comment-4252 Hi Erin!!, I think your amazing and the poem is amazing. I myself am disabled. I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta. However, my mommy has CP along with mild MR. Well all have our crappy days. But I know that you know everything is okay! It took me forever to embrace disabily and love disability culture. To love my scars. My deformed body. Constant doctor trips. Etc. However, I love my life and love that I am not "normal". I feel like God took extra time on me to make me different. Not just a generic assembly line person. My mom is amazing. I may not know CP on a internal level but I know it well. My mom accomplished so much, myself included, and came so far and you will too! I read once, "you can't have a rainbow with the sunshine AND the rain". Our disabilities, and how we carry ourselves shows that we are strong. And indeed we are! Xoxoxoxox Hi Erin!!,

I think your amazing and the poem is amazing. I myself am disabled. I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta. However, my mommy has CP along with mild MR. Well all have our crappy days. But I know that you know everything is okay! It took me forever to embrace disabily and love disability culture. To love my scars. My deformed body. Constant doctor trips. Etc. However, I love my life and love that I am not “normal”. I feel like God took extra time on me to make me different. Not just a generic assembly line person. My mom is amazing. I may not know CP on a internal level but I know it well. My mom accomplished so much, myself included, and came so far and you will too! I read once, “you can’t have a rainbow with the sunshine AND the rain”. Our disabilities, and how we carry ourselves shows that we are strong. And indeed we are! Xoxoxoxox

]]> Comment on Accessible New Zealand by Kasteel Craw http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/01/24/accessible-new-zealand/#comment-4236 Kasteel Craw Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:13:28 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/01/24/accessible-new-zealand/#comment-4236 That is www.accessiblenz.com for fully accessible tours, self drive options and any special requirements you may have for your travel. That is http://www.accessiblenz.com for fully accessible tours, self drive options and any special requirements you may have for your travel.

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