Traveling Solo With a Disability Taught Me that My Body Is More Capable Than I Realized

Traveling Solo With a Disability Taught Me that My Body Is More Capable Than I Realized

I once believed my body was my prison. For four years, I lived practically immobile while awaiting surgery for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Walking through life—when I could walk at all—made travel seem like a fantasy, especially solo travel. But once my health improved and the pandemic restrictions lifted, I booked a flight to Italy for five weeks, where I found myself again. I didn’t have clarity on what I wanted until those weeks alone in h…