World on Wheels…According to Colleen

Rollin' through life, one battery at a time…

Welcome to BDN Blogs

Be a BDN Blogger

Browse BDN Blogs

Join BDN

  • Home
  • Family
  • Life
  • Work
  • About
  • Contact

Never give up…

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Colleen Giblin

Installment #3… Except, the concept that I would never walk again… Well, anyone who knows me knows that I never give up.  Let’s face it; I am nothing if I am not stubborn.  And I am VERY stubborn. So, I … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Life

“Thank you”, just isn’t enough…

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

I did something the other day that I never thought I would do… I took a friend, and her gentleman friend, to greet an incoming Military plane heading home from a stint in Kuwait. I would never have done this … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Life

Parking…uugghh!!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

I am taking a break from my saga to talk about something serious this Christmas Season. Christmas shopping has always been a tough task for me. Now that I do my Christmas shopping in a wheelchair, the experience takes on … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Life

Where did my feet go?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

(Installment #2) I finally made it home but little did I know; I was only beginning… Around midnight that Monday night, I finally made it back to the hospital. After a couple hours and a urine test, the doctor in … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Life

Three days…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

Walking is something that most of us take for granted. Let’s face it; once we hit two years old, we generally never think about walking again, we just do it. Unless, life throws you a curve ball… Back in 2009, on an … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Family, Life, Work

Finger Tattoos? Really?!?!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

I have only one daughter that I brought forth from my own body.  I love her beyond words.  Most days it’s one of my greatest joys to just love her and love her, but then again there are THOSE days, … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Family, Life

Introducing World on Wheels… According to Colleen

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Colleen Giblin

I recently moved back to Maine (now in Bangor but previously from Winthrop, as an adult, and Fort Kent, as a child) after 10 years in CT.  I have an illness that is a well-kept secret to the medical community; … Continue reading →

  • Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print
Posted in Life

Don’t Miss a Thing

Enter your email to receive notifications of new posts from World on Wheels.

ADVERTISEMENT | Grow your business

About the Author

Colleen Giblin writes about what the general population doesn’t know happens in the life of a wheelchair bound individual… and how that affects her life.

Like on Facebook

Recent Posts

  • Never give up…
  • “Thank you”, just isn’t enough…
  • Parking…uugghh!!
  • Where did my feet go?
  • Three days…

Popular Blogs

Postcards from a Work in Progress

I Can’t Wipe Off this Stupid Grin

Joel Talks Movies

Culture Shock

WPC Presents

Backstage at PTC

Cafe des Artistes

Critters

Mainer Abroad

ADVERTISEMENT | Grow your business
  •  Bangor Daily News
    • The Weekly
    • The Maine Campus
    • The Maine Campus
  •  Account
    • Log in
    • Manage posts
    • Manage profile
    • Manage print subscription
    • Receive e-mail updates
  •  Start a blog
  •  Post News
    • News and photos
    • Business press releases
    • Scores and highlights
    • Submit a Recipe
    • Hirings and promotions
    • Letters to the editor
  •  Post Events
  •  See it. Fix it.
  •  Subscribe
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.