Advertisements Advocacy is important for the disabled community because it can help educate people without our conditions so disabled people face less discrimination. It also can teach others without our conditions the realities of it because you won’t get that from your doctor! Advocating is...
Tag: chronic conditions
How To Get Motivated When All You Want To Do Is Watch Netflix
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 23, 2021
Advertisements When there are so many online distractions sometimes it can be difficult to motivate ourselves to be productive and get work done because let’s face it watching the latest season of Dancing With The Stars is way more fun than showing up for your...
Terminology That Affects Disabled People Negatively
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 30, 2021
Advertisements Accepting a disability can be hard for some disabled people and takes many people years before they reach the point where they accept the fact they are not getting better. Language is important because the way you speak to a disabled person can either...
Advertisements Sleep is important for your overall health and some people only occasionally have trouble sleeping but when you have chronic pain more often than not sleep troubles are a pretty regular thing because of your pain. People without chronic pain only have to worry...
What I Tell People Considering Stoma Surgery
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
June 3, 2021
Advertisements Stoma surgery is a big decision that most people never have to make but for many disabled people that is something we have to think about because our bladder and bowel muscles don’t work properly. When you have Spina Bifida it is common to...
Advertisements Living with a disability is frustrating but eventually, you become used to it because it’s everything you know but what’s even more frustrating is when you aren’t disabled and become that way! Anyone can become disabled and all it takes is to get in...
Why New Doctors Can Be Stressful For Disabled People
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
May 23, 2021
Advertisements When you are disabled often you have to go to the doctor more than abled people because your on more medications than them and it’s the only way you can continue to get your meds. When you have a good doctor you have been...
Advertisements Summertime is swimsuit season and for a lot of abled people, it can be an exciting time that we all look forward to but for many disabled people, it can be a time that we dread. Many abled people can do workouts to prepare...
Advertisements Happy Mothers’ Day! Raising abled children has its challenges but it’s nothing compared to the challenges you will face when you have a child with chronic conditions. Disabled parents have to go to a lot more doctor’s appointments than abled people do and learn...
Why Is It Important To Teach Disabled People Independence?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
April 29, 2021
Advertisements When you are disabled life is hard and would be so much easier if everyone would do everything for you . My parents encouraged independence at a very young age which is why I can do so much for myself but unfortunately, a lot...