Today my friend Karly turns twenty-six which means she is officially older than me! This coming August Karly and I would have been friends for ten years! I don’t get to see her as much as I would like but I could not ask for a...
Tag: spina bifida
Shopping at the mall with Karly is very different than it would be if I were to shop with an abled person. There are many things that an abled person might not think of when they go shopping that a person with a disability does....
The pi classroom back in high school was truly a horrible experience but one I could not avoid. Since I can do a lot of things on my own getting help from someone was like pulling teeth. Often times I refer high school as the...
How Schools Can Adapt PE For Disabled Students
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 2, 2020
When I was in high school I was required just like everyone else to take a pe class to graduate. I have always been passionate about fitness and struggled with finding ways to stay active because of my disability so when I heard about adaptive...
Have You Been Shamed For Taking Medication?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 18, 2020
When you are disabled or chronically ill taking medication will most likely be part of your life. Medications are what you need to functions but unfortunately, most people who aren’t disabled or chronically ill don’t understand that. All they see is us popping pills so...
How I Know Your Lying About Your Spina Bifida Diagnosis
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 17, 2020
Sometimes when I am talking with another wheelchair user the first thing that comes to mind is “I also have Spina Bifida. Some people think that if we have the same disability we can connect better with each and will have more to talk about....
Anxiety attacks are scary! Your heart rate is going at a million miles a minute and it feels likes your dying so you may often ask yourself is something wrong with me? No, nothing is wrong with you and everything is going to be okay...
No one likes to hear that they need surgery but unfortunately, some of us have to go through quite a few to keep our health from deteriorating! Surgery can cause a lot of anxiety and sometimes it can be tempting to either avoid it altogether...
Seizures can be scary and sometimes difficult to diagnose because there are so many different types but are totally manageable through medication. I went my whole life and I didn’t have any seizures until high school when I started getting them. My seizures have not...
If you have Spina Bifida it is likely you will struggle with constipation at some point because of your limited mobility. People with Spina Bifida don’t have the muscles to have bowel movements like an abled person can so they often time have to resort...