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He he I've been busy

So much has literally been going on in my life since my last post.  I've been busy with TBI Raiders, Wellston Emergency Team, being back at the dance studio I grew up at, being elected to the governing board for the National Youth Leadership Network and am now chair of a committee, and working on TBI Raiders to become a non-profit organization.

The most exciting news is one of my friends, whom I grew up with at the dance studio, is now a middle school teacher.  She is having her leadership class get involved in TBI Raiders and from what I hear, the kids are really excited about becoming involved.  Then I will also be having a booth at the University of Central three days next week and part of the two days will be attending the spring conference for the Oklahoma Association of Higher Education And Disabilities.  I've spoken with someone who works for one of those who represents me in Congress and with my state representative's secretary.  I'm hoping by next Monday to have papers to have to lay out at the booth for people to read on what they have done to help the disability community.  Then I will have information on the National Youth Leadership Network, along with information on TBI Raiders, and some other disability organizations.

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Those of with disabilities need better representation!

This is kind of ridiculous that disabilities isn't really getting represented in Congress.  There are people who believe AID/HIV is the number one thing affecting people in this nation.  When talks in Congress come up and around social security, the only thing I hear them talk about is the elderly.  And those of us with disabilities can only earn a crummy income (okay this is my opinion).  Then you have individuals with disabilities who are getting DENIED for social security when illegal immigrants are getting a much EASIER access to it when we're the ones who need it and we're AMERICANS for crying out loud!

I could go further with my frustrations but am going to stick to disabilities.  I've lived with a left/right Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) for nearly ten years.  I was denied nearly three years before I was able to get access to social security and other programs for the disabled.  Which is dingy!  Wanna know something creepy?  The type of TBI I live with, typically when someone sustains this, they typically/usually die from it (very low survival rate).  I know this because I asked my neuropsychologist at one time.  It feels like if Congress does any talking on disabilities, it deals with mental illnesses.  Oh which by the way, I don't have one but it's become annoying at how many people will automatically think I have one just because I say I have a TBI.  Then here's a fact I would love to shout: TBI affects 1.4 million Americans and it affects more Americans than Breast Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Spinal Cord Injuries, and Multiple Sclerosis will affect COMBINED.
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