Are You Disabled but Yet Enjoy Life?

i guess i am not disabled per se, although i cannot get around without my cane most of the time. i have fibromyalgia which significantly affects almost all of your body. i do work part time outside of the house, write and do crafts at home and i like what i do and i like the fact that i am very creative.

Hello my friend KrauseHome Ji, I appriciate yourself opening up. This is going to help you as a inspiration. I do not think that disabilities become causes for reaching one's Goal. During Second world War, Wg Cdr. Doglas Boder, flew many sorties over enemy territory, having his bnoth legs imputed, I know there is Indian dancer, whose one leg is tremoved, dancing with artificial legs. My dear Tine, it is will power behind everything. Anyone can do any job, prcisely with all items in hand supplied. Challange comes only affter one comes out with flying colors after having with some sort of diffivciencies. So cheer up and you can do everything. Only hjave Will-power. Thanks. May God bless You and have a great time.

Hi Tina I was registered disabled 8 years ago, from a working and active Person I became someone that could not do any more what she used to because of the Illness, I was bullied out of my Job because of my Illness yes I fought the Company and I won but no payout made up for the fact that they made me feel useless and took away from me the one thing that could have kept me working a bit longer It was hard to adjust but I did in the end, I was giving up, but my Son and Daughter got me through it, now ................ well I enjoy the Computer ................... I also design and make Greeting Cards and Calendars I never knew I could do it lol, but I thought I would try and after a couple of Months well I make them for Friends now as well when they need them for Birthdays and that so yes I might not be the active Person I used to be and all that, but I adjusted to it and I am doing things that I enjoy and love doing

Yeah, it's like it the glass half empty or half full? Whatever disability a person has, most of the time, it could be worse. Granted it could be better and often it does become better if people fight. I met a person who was paralyzed below her eyes down and I see pictures of children with clef palette in foreign countires who have no doctors. I look at all this and I figure I've got it made. What's a bad back (which most people my age have anyway) and a learning disability (mild is not that bad) compared to what other people go through. I'm not on SSI or SSDI. In 2 years, God willing, I'll still be here and collecting retirement.

I have suffered from a degree of arthritis since I was a child because of an accident that I was involved in when I was eight years old. That said, I was told at that time that I would never be able to run or walk on uneven terrain. That held me back in my life for a long time. However, upon meeting my husband several years ago, he shared with me that he has a love of hiking. So, I told him that I would hike with him. We've been hiking fairly regularly for the last several years, and it is something that the doctors told me that I would never be able to do again.

You have such a strong personality my dear friend and I admired you for that, I am consider myself a fighter too but you are more a fighter than I am. When someone pushes you down do not get easily affected by it because you are above them. Just smile. Happy mother's day my friend!

Thanks for the pep talk. Perversely enough, finally being granted disability status for my depression has slightly reduced it. I still get depressed, and still have too many days where I won't even get dressed, let alone leave the house, but sometimes it's not so bad.

It is just unfortunate that some of us are disabled but it doesn't meat that being disabled they are less of a human. Though I am born perfect, I mean I have no disability, I am still unsatisfied of myself for not having a perfect figure. Yes, I am on the big size and trying hard to shed my weight. I should be thankful that my fatness is not a handicap to my everyday living like most of those who have to handle their disability with great inconvenience.

It's wonderful to hear someone with such a great attitude on life! I am not disabled physically except for arthritis in my legs....but I still work, and enjoy life too....I have had many disadvantages in life...but like you I am a survivor! Great of you to keep on keeping on!

hi tina hatley here. finally today a week from when I came back to Gold crest I havent had to have a pain pill. my knee is sore and hurts some but not enough to take that pill I took yesterday the things make you groggy and woozy and unable to function. So today I decided to see if I could get along without them. I am doing okay and walking with my walker almost like I know what I am doing. he he I have physical therapy starting tomorrow and three more sessions every Saturday. We are working on strengthening my knee and my sense of balance. the rash on my right leg looks a lot better and is only on a small area now. I was supported to see the wound specialist yesterday but was in too much pain to go so am going to have to reschedule it. I am so happy not to be in the pain I was in yesterday so now I must be healing and I can once more do some mylotting too.Yesterday I was so depressed and thought my knee was never going to feel good again but today its just great. sore but not a lot of pain.the sun is shining. I have made at least near five dollars here since I have been back. that friday I got here I hurt and did not get much mylotting done and did then not earn a lot. but now I have high hopes again.

I am not disabled but I have depression and fybroid in my uterus that cause me uneasy when working. As no one helps me with these, I work and work hoping one day I could save enough money to retire.

My hats to you for your positivity despite your disability. I suppose at times it is a matter of adjusting especially if the person is not accepting. I am not disabled but probably would take the same route as most and not accept at first but then I would somehow find the strength and adapt and learn because life is not infinite and as long as I have to live, I would do like you and learn to adapt and move forward.

Hi Tina. I'm in a similar situation to you. Not long ago I had to give up my job due to long term illness and disability. The truth is I too had been convincing myself all my life that I could carry on like normal. Through all the time I had of from school because of chronic severe Migraines and numbness, all the jobs that I lost through it and still I carried on and tried to keep positive. Anyway I gave birth to a lovely little girl, got engaged, went back to work and things were looking rosy. Then one or two problems mounted up and my partner needed major hip surgery. I couldn't cope and had to go on sick. I've now been off work for 7 months and strangly enough I've been able to cope better now that I havn't got the extra strain that work can bring. I no longer look at the negativeness in my life, I look towards the positive things: My daughter has just learnt how to say I love you, I have had the time and mental strength to sort out some of my problems from the past and now my future looks better. Even though I face a life of disablity and medication, I have my family, I have the time to take life as it comes and I have the chance to follow my lifetime persuit of trying my hand at some sort of voluntary work to keep me active. I find the best way of overcoming disability and keeping positive is to concentrate on what you can do, not what you can't. You are a walking wonder or a saint even when it comes to staring problems in the face and not standing down. I myself used to be like that, till I burnt myself out trying to ignore my own disability and sorting out everybody elses problems. You really shouldn't be so harsh on yourself, if you keep wearing yourself out you could get more ill than you already are. Maybe it might be time that you worked less hours or even give up your job altogether. I kno it can be really hard when you are a very independant woman, you just have to have the belief that you need 'you time'. You might well find that your condition improves to a point where you can get back to normal. With your chronic condition, chances are is that you are entitled to some sort of disability benefit if you havn't got it already. And remember, your not on your own, theres plenty of support networks that can give adivice on all sorts of things. Hope this helps Fazel

Hi Tina, My name is Millie, and I'm disabled as well, but in a different way. I have cerebral palsy and use a motorized chair to get around. (hence my username) Though I have cp and cannot do as many things as some people can, I still try to live my life as fully as possible and focus on what I do have rather than what I don't have. I don't hate my disability as such, rather, its the things that come with it such as chronic pain etc. Having said that, I do try to be as content as possible.

I have never considered myself disabled. I have some physical and visual challenges, but I have adapted so that I can live in the real world with those challenges. I have to do a few things differently to keep up, and the people I'm around need to move a bit more slowly, but besides that, there really aren't any problems.

My daughter's boyfriend has spina bifida, but he enjoys his life a great deal. He plays golf, hunts, horseback rides, rides ATV's and can do just about anything that he sets his head too. He is very independent even though he has to wear braces on his legs and walk with crutches and he is in a wheelchair a lot.

Yes I know one litle boy with autism, my very own... who is a very happy soul most of the time. I dont think he is old enough to understand the things that he is missing out on completely as he is only 5 and pretty spoilt. But i still think of the things he will miss out and and that gets me down sometimes. He has also lost his dad 2 years ago in a freak work accident and i know that hasimpacted him emotionally and its frustrating because he doesn't know how to talk or express his feelings about it and you can only speculate what he is thinking. He is extremely happy in the finer things in life and as long as he can have all he wants he doesn't let anything get him down. I think that if your financial situation depends on your work, then you can't just quit, but if it is causing you too much mental anguish and physical imparement maybe your running out of options. I think quality of life is more important than how much money is in your bank account, uless of course the figures is $0.00 or below.

You have a great attitude and I wish everyone would react to disabilities that way. I'm not officially disabled but I'm in pain most of the time. I deal with it. Whining about it won't get me anywhere and will make me more miserable! We should all be willing to accept our limitations and work around them so that we can enjoy life instead of letting it beat us down.