Caregiving is stressful. We all know that. And if you’re a caregiver, you know all about the struggle of fitting in time to take care of yourself. There are over 43 million adults in the United States alone providing unpaid care…
If you find yourself getting ready to visit a friend or loved one in the hospital, here’s three tips to make your visit a successful one! Plan Ahead. It’s always a good idea to call, text, or email in order to…
Jovin’s family discovered he had cerebral palsy when he was 2 years old. Although he used to struggle with confidence, you wouldn’t know it now. “I want to be outstanding. I want people to notice me,” he says. Part of…
Jack and Tricia are wheelchair-users who had polio at a very young age. Jack had it since he was 1 years old and Tricia had hers when she was 2 years old. https://youtu.be/Pm2CH9-jUUw “I just wish that everybody will just…
“My twin sister and I were born prematurely. I was the weaker out of the two of us…It’s ironic then that I was the one who came out of it unscathed and Jenny went on to live with cerebral palsy.”…
“It’s very easy to deny your own needs. It’s very easy to put the other person’s needs first.” https://youtu.be/ZEnquuMhjAA Robin Dorman is a clinical health psychologist. Caregivers are often the first to sacrifice their health and emotional needs, and are usually…
Gina Schuh has helped people improve their dating profiles and has spoken at disability support groups on dating. She tackles some of the big questions surrounding creating an online dating profile. “I feel the need to have a disclaimer: These tips aren’t…
“I went to my family and I said ‘I want to be a human being and they chose to let me be a part of our family again.” https://youtu.be/HUu6ZqSBfuA Joe, a paraplegic, didn’t always have the best relationships with his…
https://youtu.be/CrFIceYX71s “It’s important to understand as a caregiver that you have to be really cognizant and aware of the fact that you need to adjust your role.” Carol's first instinct when her son became a quadriplegic at the age of 20 was…
Five women with different disabilities ranging from 20 to 39 years old shared their insights on sexuality. From Disautonomia to spinal cord injury to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to Multiple Sclerosis, these women have lots to share about the…