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Are you aware of programs that are out there that can provide daily assistance to her if needed. Such as a Personal Care Attendent, who can perform help where needed or could just sit and visit or watch over a person. There are also, other programs out there such as Senior Citizens or Elderly Care Programs who can help assist and in some cases pay for these services. Finally, there is Alert Security Systems available such as Medic Alert who will connect you to a local police and hospital system. All the person who is connected has to do, is push a button on a medical Alert bracelet or key chain.
I wish you luck with your mother.
I don't have a disability but my mom has arthritis pretty bad. Even a few years ago it didn't bother her too much but now it's hard on her i can tell. It shows up in little things chasing after the grandkids at Easter she has to sit down. I worry about her because I am on the road a lot and I don't know where she'll stay if she can't liive on her on any more.
I am only 45 and am in a WC also, for the last 27 years. I too feel the aches and pains that are a combination of things; my previous WC track and field participation for 3 years, WC basketball for nearly 15 years, playing pool for some 30 years. I guess the wear and tear evenly catches up to you. But, I wouldn't change a thing from those experiences, I gained a greater sense of independence and self-esteem.
I hope your "growing older with a disability" includes growing old gracefully. Because we all some days feel much older physically.
The past twenty -years or so I have played pool with a person who was in a wheel chair when I first met him. This disabled person, who is now approaching sixty years of age, is the most independent person I know. He does everything on his own, from mowing his lawn, to changing the oil in his car and he is one heck of a pool player. Lately I begin to notice signs that he is “slowing” down. I say slowing down because when I first met this individual we would play pool for 8 – 10 hours straight. Now when we play we only shoot for about 5 hours. Watching this disabled person become older made me think of the challenges I will face as a disabled person in 10 –15 years. Although my disability is not as severe as my friend, there are already some changes that I have noticed, mainly the ability to walk without stumbling. This led me to do research on growing older with a disability and I am now writing an article about the subject, which will be published in Spirit Lake Consulting Inc.’s newsletter. I would appreciate any comments on this subject.