Danny Whitty

More Friends

Dear Friends, I am having a lot of feelings well up lately. It has been a bit tough. But also good to process them. Maybe it is allergies getting me down. Or the anniversary of my dad’s last days. Or my aunt in palliative care far away. Or who knows. But there are moments ofContinue reading “More Friends”

All Our Brave Hearts – back again!

Background: Photo of Danny, his younger sister, and mom standing together on a ferry on the water. Danny is leaning against the railing, looking out toward the water. His sister and mom are behind him, hugging him with expressions of bliss and love on their faces. Text, bold black: episode 8, What is Worth. Lower left corner: thick black text says All Our Brave Hearts, in a black outline of a rectangle.

Dear Friends, It is finally time to share another All Our Brave Hearts episode! It has been too long. This episode is about how we value people. This is a particularly powerful topic for disabled people, but it is important for everyone. Think about how you feel about your worth. And how you feel aboutContinue reading “All Our Brave Hearts – back again!”

That Time of Year

Dear Friends, It is once again late May. Six years ago, my dad was in the hospital in his final days. I was unable to share my feelings as I had no CRP at the time. I was unable to demonstrate with my body language how I wanted to just be by his side. IContinue reading “That Time of Year”

Searching for Love

Dear Friends, This is a bit scary for me, but I am being brave. I want to share that I am lonely romantically. It is getting me down these days. I have mentioned my hope for romance before. But I have been too shy to say more before. I am so dreaming of a partnerContinue reading “Searching for Love”

So Much to Say

Dear Friends, I am so antsy today, despite being calmer than usual lately. It is complicated, but a big part of it is that I have so much to say and I am so limited in my communication speed and depending on support to communicate. It is infinitely better than no communication, but still hasContinue reading “So Much to Say”

Emotions are a lot

Dear Friends, Hi! It has been a while. I had a great time with my mom and little sister. My sister and I can now do creative writing together, which opens up a universe of things we can do together. My mom is now confident in zoom meetings with me, which is a huge stepContinue reading “Emotions are a lot”

Episode 7 of AOBH: When We Are Apart

Dear Friends, Well, here is our 7th episode of the All Our Brave Hearts podcast, and the last one we’ll post until mid-May. This is an emotional and personal one as we discuss our feelings about our longest time apart since we started spelling together four years ago. Tara’s trip is a great opportunity forContinue reading “Episode 7 of AOBH: When We Are Apart”

AOBH Episode 6: Sharing some of my poetry

Dear Friends, Another week, another episode of our All Our Brave Hearts podcast! This episode is a special and personal one. I wanted to share some of my poetry inspired by the idea of togetherness. Poetry is one of the most powerful ways I can express myself in this new chapter of life with communication.Continue reading “AOBH Episode 6: Sharing some of my poetry”

AOBH Episode 5: Disability is not a dirty word

Dear Friends, Episode 5 of the All Our Brave Hearts podcast is here! In this episode, we discuss some of the language around disability in a more broad way than Episode 2, which focused on the labels “nonspeaking” and “nonverbal.” This is a particularly good episode to listen to if you are not very familiarContinue reading “AOBH Episode 5: Disability is not a dirty word”

All Our Brave Hearts Q&A Episode

Dear Friends, Here is our first Question & Answer episode for the All Our Brave Hearts podcast. I respond to questions following up on our Episode 2 (“nonspeaking” vs “nonverbal” labels), as well a question about interdependence and about what animal I’d choose to transform into. It is a fun episode! You can listen andContinue reading “All Our Brave Hearts Q&A Episode”