I have a name that others have…Barbara…just like others. I have a role in the social service sector…just like others. I have kids, just like others, and a wide range of disability in my whanau…just like others. I have an organic garden and chooks, just like others. I volunteer in my community, just like others. I manage my difficulites, just like others. But the WHOLE of me is a weird and wonderful blend of these things and so much more, as a wriggle and shuffle and giggle and blow kisses at the world, and I try to find a good fit for myself in it.

