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| ABOUT CHILDREN'S AUTHOR J. ADAY KENNEDY |
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J. Aday Kennedy, the children's author, is a ventilator dependent quadriplegic. She is
championing the fight for the abolishment of the attitude and phrase, "I can't.".
"Can't, never could do anything," her mom, Lee Kennedy says. J. Aday Kennedy, the
children's author, learned her mom was right. The "can't" attitude locked her in a
depression for four years after her stroke and resulting disability. Her quadriplegia and
ventilator dependence don't inhibit her drive, but feed it.
When she learned to stop focusing on being disabled and focused on the "I can",
happiness and hope found her again.
championing the fight for the abolishment of the attitude and phrase, "I can't.".
"Can't, never could do anything," her mom, Lee Kennedy says. J. Aday Kennedy, the
children's author, learned her mom was right. The "can't" attitude locked her in a
depression for four years after her stroke and resulting disability. Her quadriplegia and
ventilator dependence don't inhibit her drive, but feed it.
When she learned to stop focusing on being disabled and focused on the "I can",
happiness and hope found her again.
| CAN'T NEVER COULD DO ANYTHING |
J. Aday Kennedy, the children's author, is the youngest of four girls. Her sisters are
named Mary Tomorrow, Yestraday Marie, Taday Renelle, and she is Jessica Aday.
Her oldest sister was named Tamora (she's changed the spelling). J. Aday
Kennedy's father, a jokester thought it would be funny to call the next child
Yestraday. It continued through the naming of the last two children.
named Mary Tomorrow, Yestraday Marie, Taday Renelle, and she is Jessica Aday.
Her oldest sister was named Tamora (she's changed the spelling). J. Aday
Kennedy's father, a jokester thought it would be funny to call the next child
Yestraday. It continued through the naming of the last two children.
J. ADAY KENNEDY,THE BABY
In 2006, J. Aday Kennedy began to write for publication. When she was a child she wrote
poetry and stories. As a teenager, she wrote poetry. As she entered adulthood, teaching,
motherhood and marriage were her goals and dreams.
After she caught spinal meningitis at 26, she stroked at her brain stem and became a ventilator
dependent quadriplegic. She writhed in depression for four long years.
In 2002, she met Connie Lopez. Connie was dying from ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Unable to move anything, but her eyes and unable to speak or eat, Connie wanted to live.
J. Aday Kennedy thought her life couldn't get any worse. Connie's circumstances were far more
challenging than her own. Yet, Connie was not depressed. Aday thought she would cheer
Connie. Instead she found her own spirits lifted.
Connie died two years later. In the meantime their friendship strengthened. Through their
friendship, Aday found a way to step outside of her own sadness and self pity.
She looked at other's needs. It was exactly what she needed. She found her old self and began
to dream and live again. She started a nonprofit organization for the disabled, chronically ill,
shut in and elderly to foster their communication opportunities. Often when people grow ill they are
shut off from the world. Connie and she experienced the isolation and loneliness wrought by illness and
disability.
She worked tirelessly for two years to make the organization succeed. Ultimately, she failed to
make it a going concern, but succeeded in restoring her drive and ambition. She began to try
again.
Extension classes through a local junior college offered online writing classes. J. Aday Kennedy
started taking one writing class after another. The disabled girl in a wheelchair and on a
ventilator became an anonymous student. Her love of writing rekindled, she began to work to
achieve a new dream. In September of 2006, her first article achieved publication. In
September of 2008, her picture book was accepted for publication.
poetry and stories. As a teenager, she wrote poetry. As she entered adulthood, teaching,
motherhood and marriage were her goals and dreams.
After she caught spinal meningitis at 26, she stroked at her brain stem and became a ventilator
dependent quadriplegic. She writhed in depression for four long years.
In 2002, she met Connie Lopez. Connie was dying from ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Unable to move anything, but her eyes and unable to speak or eat, Connie wanted to live.
J. Aday Kennedy thought her life couldn't get any worse. Connie's circumstances were far more
challenging than her own. Yet, Connie was not depressed. Aday thought she would cheer
Connie. Instead she found her own spirits lifted.
Connie died two years later. In the meantime their friendship strengthened. Through their
friendship, Aday found a way to step outside of her own sadness and self pity.
She looked at other's needs. It was exactly what she needed. She found her old self and began
to dream and live again. She started a nonprofit organization for the disabled, chronically ill,
shut in and elderly to foster their communication opportunities. Often when people grow ill they are
shut off from the world. Connie and she experienced the isolation and loneliness wrought by illness and
disability.
She worked tirelessly for two years to make the organization succeed. Ultimately, she failed to
make it a going concern, but succeeded in restoring her drive and ambition. She began to try
again.
Extension classes through a local junior college offered online writing classes. J. Aday Kennedy
started taking one writing class after another. The disabled girl in a wheelchair and on a
ventilator became an anonymous student. Her love of writing rekindled, she began to work to
achieve a new dream. In September of 2006, her first article achieved publication. In
September of 2008, her picture book was accepted for publication.
| A DIFFERENT VIEW |
J. Aday Kennedy never became disabled, she may never have realized her talent for
writing. It's curious how "bad" things can be "good" things. It depends on how you look at
them. Her perceptions changed and her dreams realized. She's a children's author. She
isn't disabled.J. Aday Kennedy is differently-abled.
writing. It's curious how "bad" things can be "good" things. It depends on how you look at
them. Her perceptions changed and her dreams realized. She's a children's author. She
isn't disabled.J. Aday Kennedy is differently-abled.
| J. ADAY KENNEDY THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED WRITER |
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| UPDATED & REVISED FEB 2009 |
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