Comments on: How My Laptop Can Help Me Break The Glass Ceiling Despite My Disability https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Knowledge Is Power: 7 Reasons Your MS Medical Team Should See This New Website - An Empowered Spirit https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-24231 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:20:38 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-24231 […] How my Laptop Can Help Me Break the Glass Ceiling Despite my Disability […]

]]> By: Cathy Chester is living An Empowered Life - Generation Fabulous https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20144 Wed, 01 May 2013 02:02:39 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20144 [...] following is a piece Cathy wrote for her special Featured Blogger Day. For more of Cathy, check out How My Laptop May Help Me Break the Glass Ceiling Despite My Disability, April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and How Watching a Movie and Ordering a Juicer [...]

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20143 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:01:39 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20143 Thank you, Jackie, for your kind words!

The MS Society publishes a book entitled, "But Oh, You Look So Good!" which applies to people who have my "type" of MS. You can't tell from the outside, but...

I am thankful for your lovely comments, and also for our new friendship.

Best~
Cathy

]]> By: Jackie DeMuro https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20142 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:20:01 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20142 I have to tell you that, upon meeting you, I had no idea you had any disability at all. You are vivacious and a "go-getter"! You have made the best of things, that's for sure. I, too, am glad that I found our little group. It empowers me in so many ways!

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20141 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:12:49 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20141 Thank you so much for your comments, and for sharing a bit of your story.

Remember, it's all baby steps forward. One thing leads to another. Yes, it's true when a window closes another one opens (or something like that)....

I used to check out tutorials on YouTube to figure out blogging. I networked. You can do both of those things. Decide what you want to do. Then go after it! Remember you CAN do anything your set your mind to.

Being in the military must be a great training ground for dedication, commitment and a strong will. Use those inner skills you already have to get you where you want to go!

Good luck to you, and best of health as well.

Cheers~
Cathy

]]> By: Cj https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20140 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:50:23 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20140 Cathy, I stumbled upon your blog and found it very interesting. I too have MS, diagnosed 4 years ago. Unfortunately I am still trying to find my new "normal", which is kinda hard when "normal" changes from day to day. For close to 30 years my work life has been active and energetic (military/International contract security/law enforcement) Now I find myself with wheels. I never knew just how limiting wheels are. Daily I find myself frustrated with not just going and doing something that was once so easy.
I need to reinvent myself as you have (disability payments are seriously demeaning). But what? Where do I start? How can I make the internet work for me? Techno literate I am not.
I have dabbled with writing over the years, really nothing more than moments of inspiration (http://www.scribd.com/Mivoyses) but certainly not something I can sit down and do on demand.
I would love to be able to "be productive" again, my only questions are what and how?
Do you have any suggestions for where I should look?

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20139 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:08:39 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20139 Abigail,

Yes, wasn't Putt Putt fun? I loved that game!

I am glad you found my post inspiring. Thanks so much for leaving your lovely comments.

Cheers~
Cathy

]]> By: Abigail https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20138 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 04:16:29 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20138 Oh my goodness I used to love playing Putt Putt games on the computer as a kid! I'd completely forgotten about them.

Thank you for sharing this post. It was really inspiring.

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20137 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:26:15 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20137 Barbara,

Thank you for your lovely comments. We all do what we have to do. I've learned we can't be too hard on ourselves when we aren't as productive as we'd like to be. As you said, we are grateful for this marvelous group of women who surround us, lift us up, and empower us. You are one of those women!

Have a great day~
Cathy

]]> By: Barbara https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20136 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:13:32 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20136 You impress me so much. I find myself coming up with the flimsiest excuses for not doing what I need to do. I'm grateful to this group of women who are so supportive and inspiring, who motivate me to find a way around the obstacles. Thank you for sharing this with us.

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20135 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:51:35 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20135 Thanks so much, Cyndi. People like you empower me, and I am happy to have you as part of my FB friendship circle!

Have a terrific day, and thanks so much for your lovely comments~
Cathy

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20134 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:50:08 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/02/26/how-my-laptop-may-help-me-break-the-glass-ceiling-despite-my-disability/#comment-20134 Thank you, Haralee!

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