{"id":678,"date":"2020-10-26T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myuprightlife.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2020-10-26T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:23:53","slug":"whats-it-like-to-have-a-sitting-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myuprightlife.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/26\/whats-it-like-to-have-a-sitting-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s It Like to Have a Sitting Disability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I don\u2019t need much of an excuse to expound upon my medical history, or delve into the little-known consequences of having a sitting disability. When Hannah, who hosts the What\u2019s It Like? podcast, actually <em>asked<\/em> me about these topics\u2026well. I gave her an earful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/whats-it-like\/episodes\/31-----To-Have-a-Sitting-Disability--for-Krista-ekkpem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full conversation<\/a> by clicking the play button below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/whats-it-like\/embed\/episodes\/31-----To-Have-a-Sitting-Disability--for-Krista-ekkpem\/a-a3eskiq\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to further explore the topics discussed, these links are excellent places to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/sittingdisability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sitting Disabilities Facebook group<\/a>: A great source of information and support for those with sitting disabilities.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/myuprightlife.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/06\/this-new-treatment-plan-is-fixing-my-sciatica\/\">This New Treatment Plan Is Fixing My Sciatica<\/a>. 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