How much of me is really ME?

Everything that is written on my website or facebook is written by my mom, because I can't type on a computer. My mom always knows exactly how I feel about everything and writes what she knows I want to say.  Can I talk?  Of course!  Do I understand everything going on around me?  Absolutely!  Is my hearing good?  It's excellent (eavesdropping is a favorite pastime of mine). Can others understand me when I talk? Not always, but a lot of times they can.  My speech is sometimes very difficult to understand.  The most important thing to remember is that I am a happy quad and I love being an author of children's books.  For the record, my mom may type my stories, someone else may illustrate them and someone else may publish them, but the creative story plots are ALL MINE!  The part of my brain that controls intelligence and creativity was not destroyed at all.

Another Author Presentation

This time I visited The Plantation Nursing Home in Fleming Island.  There were about 15-20 women there (all in wheelchairs, like me) and one 35 year old girl, Jennifer, a lot like me (hit by a truck) - also in a wheelchair.  My mom read both of my books to them and told them all about me.   I had a very nice time.  I enjoy going out and meeting people.  I like it when people tell me I inspire them.  I think this is what God wants me to do with my life.

I want my books to be inspirational, also (after the first 4 princess books, that is). I am actually working on the next four books that will follow them right now.

My first presentation as an AUTHOR!

I loved it! All the children in Grades K-2 filed into the Media Center at Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School, by grade level, and sat down on the carpet in front of me.  My mom told each of the three groups all about me and why I was in a wheelchair.  She showed them the splints on my left arm and foot.  I was wearing a pink princess hat. I hate pink (MY favorite color is blue) but pink is a princess color so I wanted to look like a princess. Then, my mom read one of my books to them while it was projected onto the big screen behind me and someone turned the pages.  The children had more questions than we had time to answer!  They were very interested in knowing everything about what happened to me.

I feel like we left the message:  If some part of your body doesn't work, do what you can with the part of your body that DOES work.

Mom told them how I was also writing more books (after The Princess and the Parakeet and the Princess and the Rabbit) about dogs who are physically challenged and zoo animals who are mentally challenged. 

I'm happy.  I'm ALWAYS happy!  God has blessed me to be able to share my talent with the world.

March, 2011

How do I feel about the fact that this month (March) is the same month that.1) The drunk driver who hit my vehicle and turned me into a quadriplegic 12 years ago... gets out of prison 2) Two of my books are now available for sale?

I forgave him a long time ago.  I hope he learned his lesson and will never drink and drive again.

Justice was served.  He got what he deserved and I am happy with my new life.