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Disability & Determination
Getting to Know Me

Getting to Know Me

Volume 1

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Jul 25, 2024
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the 1st installment of “Getting to Know Me”!

[Image Description: A bright green and gold hummingbird is using it’s pointy beak to get nectar out of a bright pink flower. The bird’s wings are spread wide.] Image Source: Photo by Chris Charles on Unsplash

Disability and Determination is a weekly newsletter about my experience living with a rare disability…with a little bit of meditation, pop culture, and other random things thrown in. If you like this post, give me a like with the ❤️ symbol below. This will help me get discovered by others on Substack. Drop your email in the field at the bottom and click the Subscribe button to be notified of future posts, or if you want to contribute, I offer a paid subscription option or you can Buy Me a Coffee ☕


In addition to loving Sundays, I also love hummingbirds.

They fascinate me with the way they flit their wings speedily around, rarely ever stopping to take a break. When they do take one though, it’s equally as adorable. We get a lot of them at my parent’s house in all shapes, sizes, and colors. 

They became even more meaningful symbols for me a few years ago though.

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