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High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of.” ― Kurt Vonnegut A long time ago in a high school not too far away, I went through the ritual that most of us have gone through: the Quest for the Great Diploma. And, like many others, […]

A Pennsylvania man with cerebral palsy was let go this month from his job as a greeter at Walmart when he wasn’t able to lift heavy items. Numerous of people are standing behind the long-time store employee, and even started a petition to have him rehired. New York Daily News reports that 41-year-old Danny Ockenhouse worked as a […]

Medications are commonly prescribed to people with cerebral palsy to help battle pain associated with the disorder. Yet, there are a number of alternative options available to people of all ages, to help relieve pain naturally, especially ongoing chronic pain, which typically can’t be “fixed,” at least in the long run, with an aspirin or other standard […]

“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.” ― Alison Coggon, The Naming South Miami Senior High – Mid-December 1981 Since South Miami Senior had a student population of over 2100, the school’s various performance groups in the music and drama departments usually […]

A Michigan father and his adult son with cerebral palsy are gearing up to compete in the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. The grueling three-sport competition is scheduled to start in October. ABC reports that Jeff Agar, 53, will be pushing his son Johnny in a chariot (and on a boat during the swimming portion […]

“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.” ― John Scalzi, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded My junior year at South Miami Senior High School was a strange “middle passage” in my transition from being a wide-eyed and naïve sophomore to becoming a (hopefully) more educated and mature high school senior. […]