Advertisements When you have Spina Bifida it is common to struggle with going to the bathroom and for your bladder or bowel muscles to not work properly. Every doctor deals with these issues in a different way because not all doctors are trained in the...
Category: Disability
Why The Holidays Are More Stressful For Disabled People
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
December 18, 2021
Advertisements Christmas is a wonderful time of year because you get to spend more time with your family which might not happen often during the year. It also can be a very stressful time of year because between holiday preparations there is always a doubt...
What I Tell People That Are Pressuring Me To Eat That Pie
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
December 7, 2021
Advertisements The holiday season is a wonderful time of year because it gives us an excuse to eat more cookies and hang out with people we don’t see often. Everyone loves a good excuse to eat more cookies but when you are disabled with food...
Why I Don’t Google My Disability Or Self-Diagnose Myself
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
November 4, 2021
Advertisements Listen To This Post! When you start to experience a change in your health it can be tempting to Google it and avoid going to the doctor all together. The Internet makes it easy to get medical information quickly but as a disabled person...
Why The Ending Of Bones Was Painful To Watch
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 25, 2021
Advertisements Disability sometimes is represented in tv shows or in movies and the problem isn’t that wheelchair users are never pictured on television but ninety-nine percent of the time it’s poor representation and would never happen. I don’t generally seek out movies about disabled characters...
What It’s Like To Live With A Stoma? (Part 2)
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 12, 2021
Advertisements When you have Spina Bifida it is common to struggle with and to have bladder and also bowel issues because it’s all connected. There are many ways you can manage constipation and not all doctors will do the same things because they may not...
How Do You Exercise With Hydrocephalus?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 7, 2021
Advertisements When you are abled it can be difficult to motivate yourself to want to exercise but when you are abled it’s not physically challenging like it is for the disabled community. Many workouts routines are not accessible for disabled people and we have to...
Advertisements Happy Spina Bifida Awareness Month! Bladder issues are common when you have Spina Bifida and every doctor manages them in a different way but most peope have some sort of stoma to make it easier. I have a neurogenic bladder like most people with...
My Experience With Strength Training After Hip Replacement Surgery
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 20, 2021
Advertisements Exercise has been hard since my hip replacement surgery back in February and I really haven’t been able to do much exercise at all because my one leg doesn’t bend and there is only so much you can do that don’t involve leg movement....
How Physical Therapy Was Not Accessible
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 13, 2021
Advertisements Accessibility is important for disabled people because it’s how we function and a lot of us cannot do even basic tasks when things are not accessible. People often assume that churches and medical offices are accessible because they have a kind staff and have...