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I have neglected to write up anything new on here for some time and wished I had more exciting stuff to share with you. It's been a fairly busy month with trying to prepare for things that are coming up and will be happening in the distant future, which if you ask me is a whole another story. I am definitely grateful to have more time on my hands to focus on myself and learn everyday what I can do better. I do apologize if this blog post doesn't make any sense, due to the fact I have not taken the time to blog about anything for almost a few weeks now. I have definitely taken a lot of time for myself to focus on other things and get prepared for what is to come in the distant future. 

Without going into a lot of details here, I recently applied to participate in a program that has reached out about recruiting self advocates multiple times to share their insight on how best medical professionals can work with people with disabilities. I may not have a lot of experience in regards to what this entails or if I will even be the self advocate they are looking for to be at the table, but we will see what happens once an official decision is made. 

Advocacy & Self Determination Conference (June 2024)

I have participated in this disability conference for a number of years now and always look forward to when it will happen again. I especially like getting to learn new things about how to improve myself in regards to self advocacy skills and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I am not sure what kinds of sessions will be offered at this year's conference, but I sure hope to get as much out of it as I can without too much trouble. It is definitely one of those things that I appreciate has no age limit because with other conferences that I have attended over the years, it is hard when you have to age out of them because then you feel like as you get older-- there is always so much more to be educated on. I am not particularly sure what else this event will have in store but I am positive there will be stories to tell, laughs to share with all of my friends and an opportunity to continue my self advocacy journey with those I am grateful to work next to on a regular basis. 

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