Disabilities
Such a simple title
for a difficult topic! In family life, the most critical and tricky times
usually revolve around some type of disability. My family was no different.
Both of my grandmothers have Diabetes. My aunt has Multiple Sclerosis.
My mother has Fibromyalgia. My father, aunt and I have Dyslexia. Two of
my cousins and I have Attentition Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder. I have
two freinds with Cerebral Palsey (CP). And during a pregnancy scare I learned
that my medication could result in Spina Bifida for the fetus (It was only
a scare because of the medicine. My husband and I do want children.)
Before you get the wrong
idea, I didn't give you this information to get your sympathy. I just wanted
to let you know WHY I created this web page.
As a result of all these
situations, I have developed a certain fondness for people who are "disabled".
I have known people with M.D., Blindness, Deafness, Spinal Chord Injuries,
and many, many more. From those who are physically and obviously disabled,
I have learned many of life's greatest lessons. Sure, you hear them elsewhere,
but when you meet a person who's life expectancy is 25 years because of
the type of MD they have and they are 24 already, all of a sudden living
each day to the fullest means much more.
There are also the "Ellens"
of this world. Ellen was graduated from college at the age of 52 after
18 years of study! Not only that, but she is not able to communicate due
to the severity of her CP. She first had to learn how to use a machine
that would talk and write for her! She is a truely remarkable woman, and
a wonderful writer (and thanks to the machine, orator). She has written
hearfelt, tear-jerking speeches about the freedom she has as a result of
the machine that talks for her.
I can't even begin to
get into enough detail about any one disability, so I am going to supply
a few links to help you on your journey into the world of Disabilities.
LINKS
- General
- JAF
Ministries - many resources on many different disabilities.
-
General List of Disabilitys (lead to pages with links)
- Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity)
Disorder
- The Most
Creative People in the World Have ADD! - All my ADD links are on this
page... check it out!
- Cerebral Palsey
- Susie's
CP Home
- Fibromyalgia
- National
Fibromyalgia Research Association
- Oregon
Fibromyalgia Foundation
- Learning Disabilities
- Learning
Disability Resources
- The
National Academy for Child Development
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Jooly's
Joint
- Multiple Sclerosis
Links - And there are MANY links here too!
- What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
- International
Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Sociteties
- National
Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Spina Bifida
- Pediatric
Neurosurgery - Spina Bifida
Finally, I would love
suggestions on how to make this site better. If you have any suggestions,
comments, good sites to link to, or just want someone to listen,
please feel free to email me.
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