You may remember in July last year I was harassed by a taxi driver - he said the skin and cream on my face would ruin his car.I wrote my complaint on my blog, and formally too. I took this case to the Human Rights Commission, the Victorian Taxi Commission and 13Cabs. One of the … [Read more...]
Travel tales: talking to school children in Scotland.
I spoke to a group of 8-12 year old children about diversity when I was in Scotland. The friends I stayed with have a primary school aged son, and they suggested to the principal that I talk to the class. I stayed in a tiny town in Ardrishaig, about 2.5 hours drive from Glasgow. … [Read more...]
Ichthyosis Awareness Month: meeting Matthew, Aurora and Michael in Chicago. “We people who have a skin condition like this have to live a harder life then you other people do.”
I had dinner in Chicago with a family that has three children with Lamellar Ichthyosis. Denise and Mike - the parents of the children - had driven an hour one cold Sunday night to have dinner with me. We ate deep dish pizzas, talked and laughed and nodded in empathy.The children … [Read more...]
Ichthyosis Awareness Month: Tania, Litia and Zadie’s story. “I know I’m a lucky mum.”
Last year I had lunch with a wonderful family - Tania and Edwin, and their two little girls Litia and Zadie. Litia and Zadie were funny, artistic and really good conversationalists. They were cute and giggly. As I wrote last year, They guessed my age at 90 and 20, and then asking … [Read more...]
Ichthyosis Awareness Month: Bailey’s story. “I began to believe that I am beautiful. I chose to accept my skin and began to love it.”
Bailey was one of the stars in last year's Ichthyosis Awareness Month Blog Project. This past year she's had success in beauty pageants - not only showcasing physical beauty but talent and intelligence too. She's got Lamellar Ichthyosis and a very positive outlook. She did a … [Read more...]
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