Living Life With A Physical Disability One Day At A Time
A lot of disabled people live with what doctors call hip dysplasia which means your hips are dislocated and for some people, it's only partial but for people who are a little more severe they may have it totally out of the socket. My hips have always been totally dislocated and I have never had … Continue reading What To Expect After Hip Replacement Surgery
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 of parents feel sorry for their disabled kids and will not … Continue reading Why Is It Important To Teach Disabled People Independence?
When you are on bed rest at first it isn't so bad because you have an excuse to watch tv all day long but after a while it gets old and you want to do anything but that. When you're on bed rest you miss out on so much that it's easy to become depressed … Continue reading Positives Of Being On Bed Rest
When you are disabled you will have many positive experiences that most abled people will never get to experience. You meet people all kinds of nice people that would have never met if you weren't disabled and are given opportunities abled people are not. Living with a disability definitely has its perks because of these … Continue reading Things That Remind Me I’m Disabled
When you are recovering from surgery watching tv marathons may seem great at first but after doing it for a few weeks it can get kind of boring and the last thing you want to do. It doesn't matter how many subscriptions you have after sitting in bed for a while it can feel like … Continue reading Things To Do When You Are Recovering From Surgery
When you are disabled sometimes your disability does not require any surgery at all while other times it requires quite a few. I have myelomeningocele which is a severe form of Spina Bifida and because of it, I have many health challenges that have needed probably around thirty surgeries or more throughout my life which … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned Through Thirty Plus Surgeries
When you have hip pain almost everything you do is going to be harder but some things are going to be harder than most. Exercise is one of those things that I am fortunate I am still able to do but is one of the most difficult things I have to do. Most of my … Continue reading How Do You Exercise When You Have Hip Pain?
Everyone hates spending the night in the hospital but sometimes we get sick or need surgery and have no choice. I have had far too many hospital tests done and way too many surgeries for my liking that I couldn't even tell you exactly how many surgeries I have had and know it's around thirty … Continue reading What’s In My Hospital Bag?
Happy Valentine Day! For many people, this is a day to celebrate your love with your spouse but for a lot of disabled people who don't have that and never will, it can be a very sad day. When you are disabled finding a significant other is more difficult than if you were abled because … Continue reading What Can You Do On Valentine’s Day If Your Disabled And Single?
My hips are dislocated and I have always faced some kind of challenge because of that but when of them started to becoming painful which I will have surgery to correct it made everything twice as hard as it should be. We use our hips for almost everything like do from walking to bending over … Continue reading Things That Are Much Harder With Hip Pain
