I forgot how easy this was in the 70s. I’m thinking it’s time to put my AFO brace on and give it a shot, although there’s no way I’ll be able to do it to music anytime soon. I just miss dancing so much 😢!
Tag: disability
Yesterday and tomorrow
Yesterday, I had 3 sesame seed sized pieces of bone that had formed a triangular shaped shard and worked their way through the surface of my lower gum removed. The dental surgeon also scraped my jawbone to make it smooth. Last night, I took 2 regular strength Tylenol pills and the usual muscle relaxant to help me sleep. And sleep I did, from 10 pm until 930 this morning. I awoke fairly refreshed, but my jaw,at the site of the removed shard, was still a little tender, so I took one more Tylenol. Tomorrow, I have an appointment to get my lower denture relined .it will be the second soft reline appointment . I expect some discomfort during the appointment, but I’m sure I can deal with it. The following day at 3 pm, I’m going to high tea with my mother and my husband to celebrate our birthdays that happened this month . And I’m doing all of this while disabled. I’m writing this to prove that I’m a lot stronger than I was, even a year ago. Or even 7 months ago when my New years resolution was to work on my health. I’m bound and determined to get even healthier by 2025. So I will be strong enough to take a much needed trip.
I’ve been wondering ,what if you’re part of a disabled or elderly couple?
You know I’m a power wheelchair user, and the other night, I dreamed that my husband also became disabled and required the use of a power wheelchair. When I woke up, I was haunted by the thought. I mean, does it mean that now we can’t go places together ? No, it doesn’t . This power wheelchair seats two and for far less than shelling out for a golf cart !
Every airport should be this serious about passengers with disabilities
This video was posted last year, and it’s the first time I’ve heard about the type of training for both crew members and potential passengers. Brilliant idea that every airport should implement.
This is Boo
She’s a tortoise shell cat who weighs in at all of 5 pounds and who can’t lift that up from the floor to the bathroom sink…?
Perhaps I should start at the beginning of our time together. From day one, Boo has made it known that she ONLY drinks water from the bathroom tap. This really only became an issue when she recently started going blind. The hubby noticed it first, and then I saw her walking into the wall occasionally. Most recently, she waits to be airlifted onto the counter ,which hubby does with a smile.
A day before yesterday, I was wheeling to the bathroom, and there’s Boo I thought, she’s only 5 pounds, it’ll be easy. Then, I bent down and lifted her about three quarters of the way to the counter, when I felt the muscles pop off from 4 lumbar vertebrae, I was barely able to set Boo back on the floor and I’ve been bound to my lift chair ever since.
I’ve never put my back out like this before, and I’m trying very hard to allow as much healing time as possible, but can I just say that if you’re a wheelchair user DO NOT risk the injury. In my case, it’s a right side injury, as opposed to my already paralyzed left side. I can’t transfer to my wheelchair due to the pain ,which means that I must have help with getting to the toilet, where to my and hubby’s horror I couldn’t wipe the rear.
Even some of the able bodied, might have pulled something. But please never forget that you are not able-bodied, and any injury will take you away from the progress you are making. And time away will set you back farther from your ultimate goal. So if you take anything away from this post, it should be even when something seems like it should be easy, if you’ve not done it recently, DON’T ASSUME IT’S EASY, ASSUME IT’S NOT, AND ASK FOR HELP. Unless you want to end up like this for days.
Neuralink is getting pressure from the Swiss?
In the video below, swiss scientists have been able to connect a paralyzed man’s brain with his spinal chord via a Bluetooth device, and he’s able to walk and climb stairs! The device is still fairly big and cumbersome, but it’s definitely a step forward (pardon the pun).
It can happen to anyone at any time.
It can happen as a result of an accident. It doesn’t have to be catastrophic either. Something as simple as a fall can do it. But being extremely cautious won’t help because it can even happen during surgery . The truly scary thing is that your own body might just be a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. What am I talking about? Paralysis!
There are many ways of being paralyzed , paraplegic, quadriplegic or hemiplegic . It could have happened due to a spinal chord injury. It could have been caused by a brain injury or even a massive stroke.
If you’re thinking that there is no way that it could happen to you because you’re super successful, healthy, and active, and YOUNG! It can and has happened to people just like you.
So the next time you see someone using a wheelchair I want you to think about all of the things that would change in your world if it were you. And treat them with all of the respect they’ve earned.
Because it’s not easy.
“I’m tired of this inclusivity thing?”
Candice Owen’s put her foot right in her mouth when talking about models who use wheelchairs modeling adaptable lingerie. Apparently, Ms. Owens doesn’t like seeing people who use wheelchairs. I’m sure she’ll find that people who use wheelchairs don’t like seeing her on their televisions, and she just might lose her job because of that. Gem from wheels, no heels did a video reacting to Ms Owen’s views with which I wholeheartedly agree, and I’ve included it below.
I’m a PERSON who uses a wheelchair
I’m not here to disgust you as I live my life and I don’t want to hear that you feel disgusted by my wheelchair because it sounds like a YOU problem and I’ve got plenty of my own issues thank you. I’m a PERSON who uses a wheelchair.
Also, it’s not my job to be your inspiration from the seat of my power wheelchair. I don’t want your thumbs up as I transfer from the passenger seat of my car to my wheelchair. Or worse, you telling me that some nonexistent deity loves me to make yourself feel like you’re a good person all while conveniently forgetting that I’m a PERSON who uses a wheelchair and not every person believes what you believe.
I’m not a child. I’m a 57 year old stroke survivor, and I don’t appreciate being talked down to like I’m 5. I’m a fully grown, educated PERSON who uses a wheelchair
Just because it’s a power wheelchair doesn’t mean that I can’t speak. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is when people assume that I can’t speak just because I’m sitting in a power wheelchair. Ask me if you’re not sure, and I’ll happily tell you in paragraph form that not only can I speak, but you should listen to me when I do because I actually have something to say from my experiences that you might just need to hear. I’m a PERSON who uses a wheelchair.
So treat me like a PERSON. The wheelchair is not me. I’m the PERSON sitting in the wheelchair so treat me as you would any PERSON. Or better yet, treat me like you would want to be treated.
If you have issues with people who use wheelchairs you’d better make sure that you never end up in one because I can guarantee that you’re not emotionally strong enough to handle it.
Thumbs up for the best and most complete YouTube channel for stroke rehab exercises at home
I recently found this channel on YouTube. The physiotherapist takes you through issues and solutions to whatever you might be dealing with LITERALLY from moving your thumbs to running! This video is a short one, but there are longer form videos as well. I only wish that I knew about the channel when I was released from the hospital, I’d be further along.