What if you were all of a sudden handicapped?
By missybear
@missybear (11391)
United States
November 14, 2009 9:13am CST
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. What if you were in some kind of an accident and would be in a wheelchair for the rest of your life or be horribly disfigured? How would you deal with that? Could you?
I have 2 friends in a wheelchair that can do just about anything I can do, but they been like that since birth.
I think it's different if you were always able to walk, se, talk or be pretty and all of a sudden that gets taken away from you.
Me personally would have a hard time with that. I wouldn't kill myself or nothing like that but it would really mess me up I think.
Do you think you could handle a major thing like that?
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5 responses
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
14 Nov 09
Hi Missybear,
It will be hard on my part...it will take a long process to accept my condition. I need to be mobile and active for my two special sons.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
21 Nov 09
it did happen to me like that,one moment i was like anybody else but since a few years i have to take care while walking,so as not to lose my balance,like you said,i can do just about anything but with caution.@missybear (11391)
• United States
21 Nov 09
I'm glad you doing good now. I know it must be very hard having to learn things all over again.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
14 Nov 09
Well, I would probably be having a poor me pity party until I adjusted to it..I a not a active person really unless I am playing with the kids..but I would miss it alot and also drive me crazy not being able to get up and do what I want when I want. especially if I had to rely on others for help so yeah BIG pity party it would be..
@missybear (11391)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I would party with you, it would be very very hard for me
@jarred (177)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
Hi missybear, God bless your 2 friends. Well i've been an athlete since i was 7 years old and i do not want to be handicapped. All my futures will be ruined and yes i am planning to further push this talent of mine in the future. I just hope i get to my goals. If it happens, then my life is screwed, i wouldn't kill myself because i would still have my family and friends so yeah.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I don't honestly know how i would handle being suddenly handicapped. It would certainly be a trial that would be hard to overcome. Life gives us so many turns of the road. I hope that if a handicapped situation ever occurred for me, I would find the strength to persevere and pass that encouragement on to someome else.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
15 Nov 09
That's very thoughtful and I hope it won't happen to you or anyone for that matter
