KNEE BRACE PRESS

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

scoliosis

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

    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.

  • A woman with short, gray hair smiles at the camera. She wears round, black-rimmed glasses; a green, beaded necklace; and a blue-gray sweater.

    Elderly Changes: Adapting to Life in a Wheelchair

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    Essayist Susan Blank writes about life as a wheelchair user, getting older, and what it all means in the context of womanhood.