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Life After Paralysis is a blog that represents a variety of paralysis community members. It is a place for open conversation about the issues and the interests of people living with paralysis, their family, friends, caregivers, and the professionals that serve them.
Comments are welcome!
The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
(Find out more about the contributors at www.ChristopherReeve.org/contributors.)
I know we’re just getting to know each other but let’s just get this out of the way early; I’m a political junkie. I’m a policy wonk. I am endlessly fascinated by how elections are conducted; not just the candidates and issues but the actual workings of an election. I’m a flaming liberal proud to have voted twice for Barack Obama. I devote my time and money to the candidates and campaigns that I believe in.
I was bitterly disappointed in President Obama’s Inaugural speech.
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Hello! I’m Jennifer. At the November Working2Walk conference, Sam Maddox invited me to join the Blog Squad. I was thrilled by the invitation to join the voices I’ve come to know and respect. I am, however, probably mouthier than the other Reeve bloggers. Some enterprising soul might want to start the pool on how long I last. So, let me be clear. Every syllable I type is my own opinion. No one pre-screens my posts and no one approves them. I hope together we have some spirited but civil discussions.
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