Weekly Check-In 8th-14th July

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I will share what I have been going through because I do want to Raise Awareness about Disabilties that result in the need of a Scooter or Wheelchair and the ability to get out of your home and get into a Vehicle .. The Lifts for Vans or the Vans with lifts are so HIGH that most can not afford them and alot of insurance companies do not pay for scooters or the Mobility Vans .. It is so agitating when you want to leave your home and can't..!! 17.000.00 is a base price just for the Lift NOT the VAN!! I have a Old Ford Ecocoline Van that my Hubby has fixed up for me but it scares me so bad by the time i am inside my nerves are shot and my pain is bad !! I need surgery but I am scared that I will be messed up worse than i am now.. way to many horror stories about back and neck surgeries plus I already had brain surgery and other surgeries ..

My Hubby works and I am on SSD but I get no Help with a Van or a Lift .. I just do not understand why the Disabilty Community is hit so hard with obstacles and that includes trying to get into stores and places to eat etc... most doors are so narrow and you can not turn a handle and open the door and get in by yourself.. My scooter is so hard to get into bathrooms I do my best to hold it !!!

I hope and Pray one day that life will be easier for everyone even if it is something so small.

I feel really bad for complaining because I was not using a walker or wheelchair until 2015 and I am 53 years old .. I watched my Uncle put out gardens and drive a car and work on saws and do everything he could and he was paralized from the waist down .. !! I wish he were alive so he could tell me how he did it .. I watched him in amazement as a child working bent over in his wheelchair putting out a gorgeous garden .. He was so strong and kind !

If you are a Disabled Veteran you can usually get a wheelchair , scooter and maybe a Mobility Van so please check that out okay ... I am going to do more research and see what else i can find out about getting help with my own disabilty and access to a Good Reliable Van with a Lift and seats that Turn..

Have a good week everyone !!

Hi. i've been absent lately because life's been busier than before, but I'll post to let everyone know i'm still alive.

How is everyone feeling this week?
Tbh, i'm beyond anxious, and dealing with depression and feeligns of hopelessness cuz of college troubles.

Anything on your mind you need to get off your chest this week?
If I start, I won't be able to stop, so I might as well save it for a one on one conversation.

Done anything amazing to share?
Hopefully I'll have finished a picture by the end of the week.

What would you like to tell someone who may not understand what you go through?
My life has been anything but conventional, and I'm being put in adult situations for the first time, without the adult resources to do it. I've been very sheltered all my life, and that's why i'm having so much difficulty.

How would you raise awareness?
Awareness for what?

Im not feeling too good this week to be honest, my health has been poor and Im totally burnt out with work. But I am proud of myself because I have tried to remain strong and carry on with all my duties and tasks. I have a lot of children that rely on me so that keeps me going. Cant wait for the summer break.

I would like to tell people that Autism is exhausting, everyday trying to act normal, understand the world and function well completely takes my energy.

@CaringBrit

Questions

How is everyone feeling this week?

I'm feeling ok. Actually I have some health concerns and I am taking steps to make things better.

Anything on your mind you need to get off your chest this week?

Naw, I'm good.

Done anything amazing to share?

Same stuff different day.

What would you like to tell someone who may not understand what you go through?

Might not be polite to say in public lol

How would you raise awareness?

Everybody should have to spend at least one day in a wheelchair going places. Then maybe the world would get a little more inclusive.