Melia short Bio

Melia Benjamin in the flesh

Name: Melia K.C.

Date of Birth: July 4th, 1971

Age: 32

Sex: Female

Location: Oklahoma Panhandle (very rural)

Marital Status: Married

Children: 2 (a boy aged 7 and a girl 20 months)

Animals: 2 dogs, 6 cats, 2 kids, and a husband

Date of Joining the Community: January 5, 2003

Favorite movie: My Fair Lady and Fiddler on the
Roof

Favorite Song: Will have to get back to you on this one

Favorite Authors/Poets: Judy Blume, Shel Silverstein, Dr Seuss, Stephen King, Maeve Binchy, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and many more in most every genre

Degrees of Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Human Services and Master’s in Social Work with emphasis in physical and medical health care

Passions: Disabled person’s advocacy, childhood acceptance of each other

Genres of my Work in Community: Horror: Children’s articles, stories, and poems: and Poetry and journaling of my life circumstances

Passions Outside Community: Reading, TV, computers, family, my children, internet games and offline computer games

Life Goals: To learn how to like myself and help others gain services they need to better themselves in life and get through the mundane everyday life events. I also want to educate others in regards to persons with disabilities.

Disabilities: Cerebral Palsy (effecting right side), seizure disorder, and depression (dysthymia)