Writing with aphasiaIs like reading a book With words blurred outHere and thereI hunt and hunt for the perfect wordBut sometimes I never find the oneI’m looking forI leave … (space) … to come back to fill laterBut sometimes I just … can’t find … that wordIt’s lost in the darknessRattling around at the bottom…
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11年前の詩（死）
この病室で/考える時間は/腐るほどある
Reflecting on 2022
In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.
Lost and Found: My “words” after brain surgery
Hiroko had life-saving brain surgery at 22 which took away her ability to convey her thoughts through writing. At 33, she published her first book.
Film photography with Ilford Sprite 35-II
Film photography first thoughts and costs associated with buying and using Ilford Sprite 35-II, and developing film with The Darkroom.
「私、今幸せです」 いつ死んでもおかしくないと医者に宣言されてから10年
障害と向き合って、自分の短所と長所を見比べて、色々模索しつづけた10年間。「あんたには無理」と言われ続けながら、躓きながらも、亀のペースでコツコツと進んできた10年。色々辛い事、大変な事があったからこそ胸を張って言える。「私、今幸せです。」
中古車を譲り受けて得た自由の翼
10年前、私は「自由の翼」を失った。22歳の時に受けた脳手術の後遺症で歩く事が困難になったのだ。だからこそ去年譲り受けたこの中古車は私にはとても思い入れがあるプレゼントなのである。
From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero
How I went from Special Ed teacher to working in IT to teaching AWS on LinkedIn Learning & becoming an AWS Community Leader.
Designing a Home with “Us” in Mind
For a while, I’ve been trying to design a life that fits “me,” allowing me to create and thrive, both with my career and health. Now I’m doing the same with my new house.
enough。「十分な幸せ」を探して。
私は今「十分な幸せ」を探しています。大金持ちにならなくてもいい。大豪邸に住まなくてもいい。何事でもずば抜けて優秀じゃなくてもいい。「十分」が欲しい。