a day in the life

My struggles and triumphs and a small glimpse of what paralysis, vision loss, and learning difficulties are like.

Mariel & Molasses

It’s been one year since I published my blog (I know, I can't believe it!), so I think it’s time to formally introduce my service dog,...

Continuing Into The Unknown

I’ve been very hesitant to post something because I feel like maybe my voice doesn’t need to be heard right now, like I should create...

Change of Mindset, Change of Major

When I started at UF, I didn’t know what I was going to major in. That makes it sound like I was undecided my whole life, but that’s not...

Accepting And Dealing With Fatigue

Feeling tired and being fatigued are totally different things, and it took me experiencing and learning what fatigue is to understand...

The Start To My Redshirt Junior Year

A “redshirt junior” is a term used in football to indicate a player that is a senior by academic standing but a junior by their...

Update: Back at UF!

Wow! I’m back! I don’t even know where to start, so much has happened… I’m finally starting to get more settled in in my room. It took a...

My Fitness Journey with Disability Icon

I’ve always cared about my appearance, not in a vain way (at least I like to think), but I’ve always tried to stay fit. It’s important to...

Summer Physical Rehab Update

A lot’s been going on this summer, especially with my physical rehabilitation, so I thought I would include an update this week! I...

Short and Sweet Intro to "She Persisted by Mariel"