From the moment I was diagnosed at 3 months old with Congenital, Muscular Dystrophy my parents raised me to be a fighter. While my parents acknowledged there would be challenges, they truly believed life with a disability did not have to be a life of no ability. It is because of their undying support that [...]
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Idling: A Transit Story
August 31st, 2009 
Jeff Preston After a year of pondering and editing, we’re approaching the online release date of Idling: A Transit Story. Idling: A Transit Story is an online documentary produced by Jeff Preston, chronicling the lack of accessible transportation in London, Ontario and across the province. Follow Jeff on his mission to bring about change the disabled population [...]
Day 46 — A fitting end…
June 19th, 2008 Jeff Preston Tonight is our last night in Ottawa. Tomorrow we return to London in a mere fraction of the time it took us to get here. It’s going to be a really surreal experience watching the past two months literally roll past me on the other side of the window, in reverse, over the course of [...]
Day 45 — I said "Toronto Maple Leafs" in Ottawa and lived to tell the tale
June 18th, 2008 Jeff Preston It was back to business as usual here in Ottawa today. Once again, I was back on the road, back in the rain, traveling from the Rideau Centre to City Hall with local disability advocates. Because of the rain, our group was pretty small again, but we made it safe and sound with lots of [...]
Day 44 — Calm before the storm
June 17th, 2008 Jeff Preston This is going to be a very short post so I can get to bed at a reasonable time. The rain was still coming down today in Ottawa–does this place ever get sunshine? I swear I haven’t seen an ounce of sunshine since entering the city. Oh well, the weather was sour but it provided [...]
Day 43 — A sobering taste of reality
June 16th, 2008 Jeff Preston I’m in a really strange mental space right now. As I sit in my hotel room tonight, scrawling out this blog post and yacking with a few friends on MSN, I genuinely do feel different than I did 43 days ago. For better or worse I’m not really sure, but I don’t feel like that [...]
Day 42 — Only a chance of showers, less than 1mm accumulation…?
June 15th, 2008 Jeff Preston Beginning of the end–a years worth of work and a months worth of labour and it all came down to one day: the last drive into Ottawa. Last night I had a bit of the pre-game jitters and opted to read a bit before bed, partly to calm me down and partly to give the [...]
Day 41 — One last hill to crest
June 14th, 2008 Jeff Preston Laying in bed on May 4th, I thought about this very moment, the night before Ottawa, and wondered what I would be thinking about. I wondered what adventures I would have had, what I would have seen, how the March would have gone and what I would expect to see when entering Ottawa. Would the [...]
Day 40 — Well…the GPS says our Hotel is this field…so…tents anyone?
June 13th, 2008 Jeff Preston I can’t believe there is only one more drive to go. While it’s been a long trip (and I’ve basically lost all grip on space and time), I still can’t believe it is almost over. As I stated earlier, I’m really going to miss my time on the road once this is over—I’m going to [...]
Day 39 — Ugh, the spirit is willing but the flesh is so weak!
June 12th, 2008 Jeff Preston I woke up feeling like death this morning. I wasn’t particularly sore, luckily, but I was just feeling generally drained. The distance and emotional roller coaster of this trip is finally beginning to take its toll–it was definitely tough dragging myself out of bed. After getting up, moving around and drinking some OJ, I managed [...]
