Rebecca Weger

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An Anniversary: 5 Years of SSDI
But today's a date that means something to me: my five year anniversary of being approved for SSDI. I never hear people talk about that kind of date. But it's the day my world changed. […]
It’s Tuesday Morning
I was about to write a Facebook post, Facebook being the place I most often share the challenges of navigating benefits systems as someone who is disabled with severe chronic illness. And it occurred to me that perhaps I should be sharing these things more broadly. Many of my friends outside the systems have learned a lot from […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance
A graphic design of a lit candle in the blue, white and pink colors of the transgender pride flag is on the left. The words Transgender Day of Remembrance follow on the right. I don’t often post for Transgender Day of Remembrance, although it’s certainly something that I think about. So here’s a story. It […]
Books by Mail
I finally called Tompkins County Public Library and left a message for one of the folks in the books by mail program to make a process suggestion. I love the expanded books by mail program! I definitely prefer ebooks, but there are plenty of books that simply aren’t available that way in any of my connected libraries ( […]
There is More Right With You Than Wrong
“As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn “Heart and Breath” by Rebecca Weger201724″x24″ acrylic painting on wood cradle board. The image is a generalized depiction of a human heart and lungs. The image has […]
Bittersweet
My parents moved out of my childhood home this past week. Well, sort of. They definitely moved out. That home was complicated for me, having been partially rebuilt 30 years ago after our house fire. As my parents sifted through their lives there were the inevitable questions of what I might want. Yet as I reflected, many of the […]
Coming Out and Disability
According to my Facebook memories I’ve never made a National Coming Out day post. Which surprises me. I came out to my friends in 1992, and to my family in 1998. I’m queer. It’s something I rarely have to think about anymore, and something I no longer really think about disclosing to people. […]