Why the Name "United I Stand"

Prepare for the adventures of your not-so-average people. We are the wheelchair-bound. That is the only difference, and yet, for many of us, that makes all the difference - for better or worse. One thing is for sure: we all have stories to tell.

We wanted to say so much, but for courtesy, chivalry, political correctness, we could not. Until now. This blog will be the soapbox for those untold stories of embarrassment, shock, excitement, and pure joy, with a few laughs along the way. Some of these stories are from the author himself, others were told to him. All of them will be written from first person point of view. Now, there's more to this than it seems. By being told in first person, this blog is assuming that we are united in our stories. We are united in our struggles. We are united in our joy, our sadness, our frustration. And because we are united as such, we acknowledge:

1. We are not alone.
2. We are empowered because we stand together.

Notice how it says "stand." We stand together. "United I Stand" is the name of my blog because I stand with you. I am declaring that I am united in your struggle and together we shall stand victorious. Sure, I cannot fully understand your pain because each of us has a different story. Of course, the details are different - and that is what this is for - to share our different stories and unite our voices.

"United I Stand" also is empowering to me because it signifies independence. I do not need someone else to support me. I can stand on my own.

Stand in the literal sense is actually weaker than what is meant here. Because we are people who cannot stand, it empowers the word even more. We, then, are stronger because we stand together. Stand - in the true sense of the word.

Say it with me:

"United I Stand!"