Hi, I’m Diethono Dee Nakhro, single mother currently living
in Kohima, Nagaland , India .
<<<< This is me and my son Khrieto. How time
flies…….it seems like it was just yesterday that he was a baby. He is a grown
man now and happily pursuing his culinary dreams. I am so proud of him.
I love writing and started this blog just as a casual
project to pen down my thoughts. But I have since become quite passionate about
it as I slowly discovered that it is a great way to share my views on various
concerns and interact with people.
What is my blog about? Nothing specific really…..as it says
at the top of my page, it’s just stuff on my mind. Life, love, family, culture, things happening around me, our beautiful earth, social issues
that I feel strongly about, random thoughts on anything and everything……..so, it’s
really about everything under the sun :-)
Of course, you’ll find me talking a lot about my little
corner of the world - Nagaland, a tiny state in the north eastern end of India . My
Nagaland, it’s God’s own country, so beautiful and unique. But our society is
presently at crossroads, confronted by many social and political issues. Blogging
gives me the space to share my views and ideas and initiate discussions, especially
with the youth.
Disability Rights is also a subject I’m passionate about.
I was involved in a car wreck in 2006 which initially left
me completely paralysed from my neck down. Things did not look good at all and
everyone thought that was pretty much it for me. But I wasn’t about to give up
just yet and so I fought hard and was able to beat the odds. Yes, I'm a
wheelchair user, but I’m not the completely dependent, bed-ridden vegetable
that everyone thought I would end up as.
By the way, I love my wheelchair and I'm also so proud to be a wheelchair user and be part of the community that I'm in!
By the way, I love my wheelchair and I'm also so proud to be a wheelchair user and be part of the community that I'm in!
I am among the few lucky people who get a second chance in
life and I know for sure that there is a deep purpose to this. It is a blessing,
a gift bestowed on me to get it right this time and do my part to make this
world a better place.
This is why I take my role as a disability advocate very
seriously. Disability awareness is still very, very poor in this part of the
world which means there is practically zero accessibility everywhere. People
living with disabilities face gross discrimination mainly because of
misconceptions and lack of understanding.
Blogging has been a godsend towards reaching out and talking
to people, which I feel can help change perceptions and
attitudes on disabilities and people living with disabilities.
I truly believe that I can leave behind a positive print
with this second chance.