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Life and Times at Crescent Commons

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Introduction	My name is Liana Kraenzlin and I will be doing my best to tell you about the life and times of Crescent Commons-one week at a time. I attended Rutgers University College of Nursing and was well on my way when I was sidetracked by inexplicable numbness on the left side of my body. At the ripe age of nineteen, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I graduated with my BSN and quickly began working at St. Josephs Hospital in Paterson. I worked there for six years, much longer than many expected me to. By the end of my hospital days, I knew it wouldn't be long before I was using a cane full-time, a wheelchair after that. I moved back home with my mother. In 2011, I came to accept that I could no longer stay employed. It was becoming increasingly impossible for me to live in my mothers house. I had my own first floor space but no handicap accessible bathroom or living space. I was just surviving, really, not living. Then, an email: "Housing Opportunity in Allendale!' My OWN space? A home I could call my own and feel safe?! The answer was yes-my dream of having my own space to feel safe and DO something could come true. That is what this blog is about.

Introduction

My name is Liana Kraenzlin and I will be doing my best to tell you about the life and times of Crescent Commons-one week at a time. I attended Rutgers University College of Nursing and was well on my way when I was sidetracked by inexplicable numbness on the left side of my body. At the ripe age of nineteen, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I graduated with my BSN and quickly began working at St. Josephs Hospital in Paterson. I worked there for six years, much longer than many expected me to. By the end of my hospital days, I knew it wouldn't be long before I was using a cane full-time, a wheelchair after that. I moved back home with my mother. In 2011, I came to accept that I could no longer stay employed. It was becoming increasingly impossible for me to live in my mothers house. I had my own first floor space but no handicap accessible bathroom or living space. I was just surviving, really, not living. Then, an email: "Housing Opportunity in Allendale!' My OWN space? A home I could call my own and feel safe?! The answer was yes-my dream of having my own space to feel safe and DO something could come true. That is what this blog is about.