Category Archives: gimp girl life

Low Battery Warning

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

So it was a Friday and I got into my motorized wheelchair only to notice that my battery was not at full power.  Norm said that he plugged-in the chair to the battery charger the night before, but it was … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Bureaucratic Red Tape

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

As a person who has been significantly disabled for a very long time I have had to deal with a lot of government agencies and the bureaucratic system. The red tape and mountains of paperwork are quite annoying, but it’s … Continue reading →

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What the Cool Kids Wear

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

When I was a very young child I fell and bumped my head against a brick, thus splitting my head open.  It required a couple of stitches to close the wound.  Not long after that the medical powers that be … Continue reading →

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Medical Minutia

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

For the past few months I’ve been dealing with a lot of unusual health issues.   I’ve been hospitalized twice in three months and tomorrow I go in for outpatient surgery.   I have been scanned and poked and prodded … Continue reading →

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Sometimes God Speaks to Me In Songs

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

Today I had an appointment for a CT scan of my kidneys and and abdomen x-ray, as part of a follow-up from my kidney stone surgery at Christmas.   Being totally disabled and unable to walk or transfer easily from … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Karen of Scottsdale

Well, a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks.   It seems as though I was just getting ready for Christmas when all of a sudden I ended up in the hospital with a severe kidney stone attack. … Continue reading →

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New Question

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Karen of Scottsdale

Having been a lifelong wheelchair user there are certain questions that I sometimes get asked when people first meet me.   Why are you in a wheelchair?   How fast does that thing go?   Do you need a license … Continue reading →

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Birthday Follow-Up

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Karen of Scottsdale

As I mentioned in my previous post, I had a birthday in October and it was quite a special day full of surprises.   The big surprise that I didn’t mention before was a very special gift I received.   … Continue reading →

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