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Death, Sex & Money

Death, Sex & Money - Two Wheelchairs and A Baby

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The idea of having children was just fantasy "pillow talk" for Nikki Villavicencio and Darrell Paulsen. Then, a positive pregnancy test proved otherwise. 

Thanks to journalist Kathryn Joyce and Cosmopolitan.com for collaborating with us on this story. 

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0:00.0

I had never met another person with a disability that was like me that would do anything to do what we got to do.

0:08.6

We wanted the same sort of life that everybody else wanted to do, and we would do anything to get that.

0:17.6

This is death, sex, and money.

0:20.7

Did you come?

0:21.6

No, they just date.

0:23.1

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

0:26.4

Oh, I see.

0:27.1

You think you're the only one who's sexually frustrated.

0:29.8

And need to talk about more.

0:31.8

Ted's a fork?

0:33.0

You're only thing you want to send.

0:34.8

I'm on a sale.

0:38.2

Nikki Villa Vicentio and Daryl Paulson have a five-year-old daughter.

0:42.3

Her name is Allie.

0:43.5

She'll say things to us.

0:44.8

Like when she was about two and a half, she would say, when do I get my wheelchair?

0:50.4

And we're like, well, maybe you don't get a wheelchair.

0:54.5

And she has a stroller that she pretends is her wheelchair.

0:57.0

Yeah.

0:57.8

Their daughter doesn't need a wheelchair, but Nikki and Daryl both use one.

1:01.8

I'm in my chair.

1:03.8

Probably a good 18 to 20 hours a day.

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