10 Things I Wish You Knew About My Daughter With Disabilities
1. Please don’t stare. A smile and a wave is much better.
2. Callie can do whatever she wants to do — swimming, horseback riding, dancing. She just might need an adaptation or it might look a little different. She still can participate to the fullest of her ability.
3. Her prosthetic leg is not the coolest thing about her.
4. Her prosthetic leg is pretty cool-looking, though.
5. We wish we saw more people like Callie in media, books, films, ads and on TV.
6. It’s extremely expensive and time-consuming to manage all of her healthcare needs.
7. She’s worth every penny.
8. We don’t want your pity. We would love your compassion, acceptance and empathy though.
9. We would love your help championing for people like Callie. Allies are amazing.
10. The disability is not the issue. The accessibility and the lack of adaptations are.
Hi Y'all! I’m Jaime, a proud working mama, author, girl boss and wifey to an ultra-adorable husband. I am a huge book nerd, I drink coffee like my life depends on it, and run on dry shampoo and Amazon Prime. Leopard print is my favorite color. I am a story teller at heart and I have a blog called The Princess and The Prosthetic. Our blog is a virtual scrapbook of our crazy beautiful life. I'm a Type One Diabetic and our little warrior princess Callie is a lower limb amputee. By sharing how we’ve chosen to flourish in the garden we’ve been planted in, we hope you can take some small nuggets of hope, inspiration, and laughter. We are so grateful that you’ve found us—welcome to the fam. We embrace our perfectly imperfect lives and don’t let the doctor’s appointments, spreadsheets, speaking engagements, 10th birthday parties to plan, housework or date nights overwhelm us. Those things are just the beautiful reminders of all the blessings in our lives.
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