On My Own Two by Young Lee

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020

Social Media Backlash Over Disabled ‘Star Trek’ Character Is Highly Illogical

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

Social media can be an overwhelming vortex of opinions, grievances, and feelings. That is especially true of my Twitter feed. At its best, my Twitter feed is where I ... Read more

February 25, 2020February 21, 2020

My Journaling Habit Helps Me to Deal with Negative Thoughts

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

While scrolling through my Twitter feed recently, I came across a tweet from Charis Hill, an advocate for disability rights. The tweet was a list of things that every ... Read more

February 18, 2020February 14, 2020

Thinking About CMT and My Handwriting

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

A few years ago at a previous job, a co-worker confessed to me that she used to think I was a bit gross because she thought I had frequent ... Read more

February 11, 2020February 7, 2020

I’m Alive and I Don’t Want to YOLO It Away

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

When I was in college, YOLO —  the acronym for “you only live once” — became popular. I think it was supposed to be inspirational, encouraging us to take ... Read more

January 28, 2020January 24, 2020

I’m Happy to Be Back in a Back Brace

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

There was a time during my childhood when in my mind, I was “Braces Boy” — part boy, part brace. I was in middle school and already wearing ankle-foot ... Read more

January 21, 2020January 17, 2020

Chopsticks Remind Me of CMT and Disability

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

I felt like a child again — and not in a good way. It was a shock and I felt pathetic. But while holding the cheap pair of disposable ... Read more

January 14, 2020January 13, 2020

Mister Rogers Taught Me These Lessons About Managing CMT

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

At the beginning of every episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers walked through a door and greeted his audience by singing the show’s theme, “Won’t You Be My ... Read more

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020

‘Mentionable and Manageable’: What Mr. Rogers Taught Me About CMT Advocacy

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

For many years, my childhood bedroom featured a photo of Mr. McFeely, the friendly mailman from the beloved children’s television series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” It was as a souvenir ... Read more

December 10, 2019December 6, 2019

Experimenting with Cubing As a Way to Maintain My Abilities

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

For the past few weeks, I’ve been studying sequences of hand movements and letter combinations. For example, U, R, U’, L’, U, R’, U’, L was one combination I ... Read more

December 3, 2019November 28, 2019

Book Is a Tribute to the Lady in the Pink Dress

Columns, On My Own Two by Young Lee

The North Carolina Museum of Art has a few paintings by Andrew Wyeth. One of them is “Weather Side,” which depicts a side of the house where Christina Olson ... Read more