SoonToBeGorgeous
Loving the Cambridge Diet
A certain person made a comment on another thread regarding the disabled being able to do 'some form of exercise'.
I swim - and that is about all I can do.
I have RA which affects my hands and my feet. I need two thumb joint replacements and an ankle replacement, neither of which can be done until I am 65 - 21 years away.
Sometimes I cannot swim since some days I am unable to hold onto the handrail to get into the pool.
I had to give up the medical profession I loved because of disability - not through choice by any means.
I can just about write my name & address with a paper & pen, if it wasn't for the computer I would not be able to do much of any writing at all.
If it wasn't for a specially-adapted car which is automatic, I wouldn't be able to drive either.
These people who make offhand comments should think before making them, since until you are there in that position yourself you cannot possibly know what disability means and how if affects your life.
I was 42 and my whole life came to a full-stop.
Arthritis may not kill you but it can take your life away.
I swim - and that is about all I can do.
I have RA which affects my hands and my feet. I need two thumb joint replacements and an ankle replacement, neither of which can be done until I am 65 - 21 years away.
Sometimes I cannot swim since some days I am unable to hold onto the handrail to get into the pool.
I had to give up the medical profession I loved because of disability - not through choice by any means.
I can just about write my name & address with a paper & pen, if it wasn't for the computer I would not be able to do much of any writing at all.
If it wasn't for a specially-adapted car which is automatic, I wouldn't be able to drive either.
These people who make offhand comments should think before making them, since until you are there in that position yourself you cannot possibly know what disability means and how if affects your life.
I was 42 and my whole life came to a full-stop.
Arthritis may not kill you but it can take your life away.