Do you feel isolated by your own disability or that of a loved one? Are there days when you would just like to be able to share an experience or possibly you just need to be among those that can truly understand the highs and lows of living with disability? I’m Deborah Pipas, BellaOnline’s Disabilities Editor and I’m looking forward to sharing thoughts, hopes, ideas and encouragement with anyone who is disabled, has a disabled loved one or would just like to learn a little more about the subject and how it affects the lives of others sharing the same experiences.

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The road of life can be lonely and cold when we travel alone but when we walk the miles with a friend we hardly realized we’ve been on a journey.