Tag: Disability Story

It’s all about perspective. Physical disabilities often come with mixed views. There are people who see limitations… and people who see obstacles to conquer. I wish I could say that I grew up with a positive go-getter attitude that I would overcome any physical challenge I faced – but that

I am a registered nurse; a sister; an aunt; a daughter; a friend; a partner; a graduate student. All of these roles that I assume on a daily basis guide me throughout my practice within health care and the Master of Nursing program that I am enrolled. In April of

I was diagnosed with type one diabetes at the age of four. It’s taken years of adjustment not only for myself, but friends and family as well. I am now twenty one and have taken between two to four needles (or more) a day. But to be conservative if I’d

  Disc golf proves to be a prescription for Young Onset Dementia By John McCaffery   Did you know that people in their 40s and 50s can have dementia? Just over eleven years ago, at age 48, I was a typical busy dad.  My two children and I enjoyed many

I’m a gardener, a podcast producer, a SAIT Photoshop student, and a pet therapy handler. These are just a few of things that I’ve become while assisting young adults with developmental disabilities for their employment and education goals. My official title is Community Resource Worker but I must play many

The hardest part about this, is accepting that there is something wrong.The second hardest thing is doing something about it. I had no clue I was depressed when it happened. Living my life, completing my day to day tasks, working, achieving, from the outside no one would know. Looking like

“I feel like I’m from another planet.” -Niall

In 2012 I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease. All throughout my teenage years I suffered from mood swings, irrational behaviour, panic/anxiety attacks, intense compulsive behaviours and bouts of depression. When I finally had the courage to speak to a medical professional about how I was feeling, the issues were disregarded

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Here is the art of my husband. He was a physician up Northern Alberta, Grimshaw. In 2010 he was diagnosed with Alzheimers at the age of 54.  Before that date he never showed any interest in art. This collage work is done during 2017.  The scenes in his work is