My Journey Home

For ten years, I lived in a nursing home. When people hear that, they often assume it was because I was old or because I needed medical care that could only be provided in an institution. That wasn't the case. I lived there because I didn't have access to the community supports I needed to live in my own home. Like thousands of people with disabilities across Georgia, I wasn't waiting for a miracle. I was waiting for the right support. Today, I'm writing this from my own home. It's still hard...