KNEE BRACE PRESS

A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.

Author: Barbara Brooks

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  • A white woman with short, light brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears blue-rimmed glasses and a pink polo shirt.

    Barbara Brooks, a retired physical therapist is the author of three chapbooks, “The Catbird Sang”, “A Shell to Return to The Sea”, and “Watercolors.” She has had poems published in The Piker Press, The Remington Review, The Magnolia Review and most recently in Brillig micro mag journal. She lives in Hillsborough NC with her dog.

  • My Spine’s Story

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    Hey, this is me talking to you. I am important: I hold your head and protect your spinal cord.  

  • Oh To Wash Off This Pain

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    Takes awhile to get into the shower. I slip in cautiously, use the grab bar, pull the bath bench in behind me.

  • Straight

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    Poet and retired physical therapist Barbara Brooks writes a poem about the S curve of her spine, the pain that comes with it, and the peace that comes with knowing there is nothing she can do to change it.