Smiling, serving, and disabled: Why that shouldn’t be surprising

Kay Morgan-Gurr  |  Comment
Date posted:  25 Apr 2025
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Smiling, serving, and disabled: Why that shouldn’t be surprising

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I smile a lot. I’m known for it.

I wear bright clothes, wacky glasses and glam up my wheelchair. I also receive a lot of comments about being smiley and bright, and living my life ‘out there’. I love life!

My husband also smiles a lot and wears wacky glasses, but he doesn’t get comments about being smiley or living his life to the full.

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