The Interabled/Disabled Couple

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Interabled/Disable Couple

When we hear the word disabled, our minds instantly go to physical disabilities but this beautiful couple wanted to bring you into their lives to see that not all disabilities are physical. One of the wives suffers from Debilitating Disabling Anxiety Disorders and Depression, while the other wife suffers from complete paralysis from the chest bone down as well as PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and Depression.

~Turning Disabilities Into Capabilities~

Let’s go to the beginning of this wonderful union and give you a brief backstory. These two amazing wives met on a live streaming app and began dating shortly thereafter. They did not live in the same state, so meeting was going to prove to be a task. They were over 400 miles apart and one wife was paralyzed physically and the other paralyzed mentally.

Although the disabilities between both women came into play, that alone was not going to stop them from meeting. With careful planning and research, the two would finally meet on Valentines Day. Most people underestimate people who are paralyzed or don’t know that they can actually drive. YES! They can drive. The 400 mile journey would happen due in part to the wife with physical disabilities having her car equipped to accommodate her paralysis. The wife with mental disabilities has a hard time driving beyond her home or alone in a car.

The two met and the chemistry was undeniable and they began planning to move in together. Only 3 weeks later, would the wife with physical disabilities make the move from her state to be with her, “then” girlfriend. Unbeknownst to these two, the move would happen the weekend the country was about to experience the biggest global pandemic and lockdown either of them had experienced in their lifetime.

Neither lady was prepared for being locked down with each other 24/7 in a new relationship isolated from what they were used to. Everything was brand new for the wife with physical disabilities, as this would be her first real relationship, her first sexual experience with anyone, (yes she was a virgin), who had never even kissed anyone before meeting her “now” wife. As for the wife with mental disabilities this was not her first rodeo, as she is 17 years older than her wife and has lived with previous partners.

What happened during this lockdown between these two was nothing short of amazing. They disagreed, they took time outs, they communicated and problem solved. The relationship was fast tracked because they had nothing but time and togetherness. What most couples learn after years about each other, these two learned in a few short months because of lockdown.

One afternoon while conversing about having disabilities and coming together, a light bulb went off. What if we turned our tragedies into triumph and create a corporation that circles around what we and others like us go through. So the wives got into gear and started crossing tees and dotting I’s, to bring their vision to light. After months of getting the right paperwork completed, website designed, creating products, business accounts, etc., we got to see our creation come to fruition.

However, we put everything we had into the creation process and now we need to get it out there and get people to see it. How would we do this without any more Capital available? We turned to the internet and people we knew in business for help and did vigorous research. But one constant issue kept coming up over and over again and the what’s, hows, why’s, where’s and when’s began to take over.

~The Business Difficulties With Disabilities~

Who was going to take us seriously? Who would invest in our company? Can we be successful? What disabled, black, married lesbian couple have a Fortune 500 corporation and are on Forbes list? After research, we discovered NOT ONE. So we decided, we could not be the face of our own company and not let anyone know it belonged to us. We just launched our business a few weeks ago and it feels so disconnected because you don’t see anyone, just our website, mission and products but no backstory, no history, no faces.

This is our everyday reality though, people not seeing us or understanding us, so why would this be any different right? It’s our sad reality because this is the way of corporate America. We have everything against us being black and being women, then you add married lesbians with disabilities to that and it’s a recipe for failure before we can even get started.

What do we do now?

Help!

The Interabled/Disabled Couple

RC & CC