A Small Tribute To A Blogger I Never Read…
Several of the DisAbled bloggers whose writing I read carry tributes to a blogger called Sara, who kept a blog called Moving Right Along for almost four years. Sara died in late March 2009. I never knew about her blog, unfortunately, but, as a DisAbled blogger, she made many friends in the world of DisAbility blogging. Some of them also met her offline.
I may not have known Sara, but I did lose a close friend several years ago to severe DisAbility. I wish I’d had a blog at that time so that I could have recorded my thoughts. I know now that that would have been a great help to me. But that was long before blogs existed.
In tribute to Sara, and the strong and real friendship that she shared with many DisAbled bloggers, I’d like to link, here, to the posts they wrote in her memory. I believe that these are the times when DisAbled people need blogs the most, and I think these tribute posts prove my point.
First, the post at Moving Right Along by Erik, the person Sara herself described in her profile as ‘the love of her life.’
Elizabeth McClung writes about Sara, (and herself), brilliantly as usual, at Screw Bronze.
The Goldfish’s tribute at Diary of a Goldfish.
Jana shares her offline memories of Sara at Pilgrimsteps.
Kay pays tribute at The Gimp Parade.
Penny Richards links to all these tributes, and several of her favourite posts by Sara.
Wheelie Catholic’s tribute is here.
Wheelchair Dancer’s is here.
My thoughts are with them all, and with everyone who has ever lost a friend to DisAbility.
From what I’ve read about Sara tonight, I can tell that she was truly DisAbled and that she inspired many people. May she Run In Paradise.
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