Alia

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Gender Female
Occupation Activist
Location Denver, Colorado, United States
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Introduction I have the invisible disabilities of Major Depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I also have visible disabilities: severe osteoarthritis in my knees, muscle spasms degenerative disc disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The doc says the PN is mechanical. I have diabetes and PCOS. In April 2007, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I use a power wheelchair for anything outside the house. Sometimes I use a cane. This blog is for my crochet adventures, my gimp adventures, and surviving medical intervention. If you are not disabled, but know someone who is, and don't understand why they are limited in what they can do, I highly recommend that you go to http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/ and click on "The Spoon Theory." I am Wiccan and Witch, head of a Wiccan church here in Denver. My wand is a Size S (3/4" diameter) crochet hook. I have a tendency to speak my Truth. This has made me enemies as well as friends. The anger and dislike of my "enemies" does not impact me; I care not what they think. What matters to me is what I think, my family thinks, and what my friends and those I respect think.
Interests activism, alternative medicine, anxiety, arthritis, black moods, chronic pain, clergy work, crochet, crochet hooks, crochet teaching, crone, crones, depression, diabetes, disabilities, disability, disability activist, disability rights, empathy, fat activist, healing, honesty, impeach bush, insulin resistance, living with chronic pain, love, major depression, migraines, more spoons, pain management, pcos, peripheral neuropathy, political, politics, peace, psychic, ptsd, pyschology, radical honesty, spiritual, spoons, teaching crochet, unconditional love, wicca, wiccan, witch, witches, yarn.
Favorite Movies The Princess Bride, Grosse Point Blank, Labyrinth, Spirited Away, Wallace and Gromit shorts, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both), the Wizard of Oz, LOTR trilogy.
Favorite Music The Moody Blues, Harry Chapin, Christine Lavin, Johnny Cash, Enigma, Celtic music, folk music, Taiko Drumming.
Favorite Books The Discworld Series, The Flinx series, Good Omens, Asimov, Niven, good SF and Fantasy.