My dad is finally dealing with becoming himself disabled. He has pains and breathing problems and stuff (copd, went through cancer treatment last year), and it’s made him wildly depressed.
So I told him… you know, I’ve been dealing with disability that drastically impacts my life since I was barely in my teens. Here’s a few strategies to manage some of the emotional toll it takes on you, but you really should do the things the doctors tell you to because they make it easier to deal with the conditions that are part of your life now… trust me, do them. I’ve been physically disabled most of my life, and know how much that stuff helps. You at least made it into your 70s before it started… chalk that up as a win.
He won’t do the exercises, he won’t use the oxygen, he sleeps all but a few hours a day, and is just totally checked out… all because he’s old. So dumb. All the tools he’s been given would make him feel better and improve the quality of his life, instead he’s actively reducing both quality and quantity of remaining life…
Instead of thinking in terms of dis-ability, perhaps think in terms like temporarily abled.
As they say, disability is one of the few minority groups nearly everyone becomes at one point in their life.
Frankly true, it’s a huge detriment and I can’t help but feel bad or at least fear being in their position
Problem is there are two type of folks of our society. One has some ability to get that something can happen to them and that even if not we all live together and having other all folks live a decent life makes all of our lives better. The other thinks in levels and they think their level is innate to them and other people are meant to be in theirs. right up to the point were they have need and then they are finally on board.
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