You’ve seen it on ESPN time and time again, People with disabilities working with non-disabled people who do sports is one of the best things a parent of a child who has a disability can do for their kid.

My favorite sport growing up was basketball, so as a person who has a disability, I worked the basketball games keeping track of fouls. One day I used to go to basketball games when I was in high school student, I can remember one day I was approached by the athletic director at the time if I wanted to keep track of fouls so I did, and the best part of it is that I got paid.

Dong that, at the time was one if not the only bright spot from high school, mainly I was participating in a sport that was my favorite and did I mention it paid?

As ESPN has documented working as a high school manager can be good not just for people with disabilities but it can be good for the non-disabled people on the team.

People on the team get to know the kid with a disability as a person not just that kid with a disability who’s working on the team as a person with a disability.

Kids need guidance in life and need to have life lessons to teach them what life is like.

Having a person with a disability work on a high school team sport is invaluable because the person with a disability can learn from the non-disabled person and vice versa.

Kids need to be taught at a young age to work together whether they have a disability or not, It can only make the world a better place because the world needs it.

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I’ve been a wheelchair user my entire life so I’ve gotten comfortable with using a wheelchair. Let me be clear I don’t love being in a wheelchair, but I’ve accepted it.

Unfortunately, more and more people who are wheelchair users need to get used to the idea of being in a wheelchair, at least in America.

Sure there are all kinds of research for different things, but because of the politics involving research for people to walk again ever.

Another reason why people will never walk unfortunately is that there’s just too much money that not only medical supplies companies make just off of people with people who can’t walk it’s the company that makes the products. Also, there’s no telling how many hospitals and nursing homes make.

It’s pretty sad to think that companies make money off of people who need the most help, but that’s how the world works.

Is it the end of the world People can walk? no.

So, what’s the answer? The answer is to live your life to the best of your ability and make the best of it.

question, Is it the end of the world? answer no. Could it be better? Absolutely yes.

Somebody in the medical field and a little help from the government there could be hope someday.

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Why do men with disabilities watch porn? Is it stimulating? Does it feel good? Does it feed a need? I would say, yes, yes, and yes.

Speaking from my own experience it’s tough to make a connection with ladies, mainly because you don’t know what their intentions are, and what they’re thinking. Every encounter I’ve had with a woman I’m always left trying to figure out what they’re thinking. why are they doing what they’re doing? In some cases, I ask myself what did I do wrong.

I’ve wondered for quite some time now. Does watching porn help with the anxiety of trying to find a girlfriend or does it make men antisocial?

Not a lot of able-bodied women find a disabled man attractive. There are a few out there just not a lot.

Porn takes the pressure off. You don’t have to worry about talking to a woman and guessing what she is thinking, or what her expectations are you can just watch and not worry about rejection or just not worrying about the unknown.

For whatever reason when I turned 30 years old I stopped worrying if about if I could or would get a girlfriend. I’m 41 years old now and yes I do watch porn not every day but I do watch it.

I’m only human though, as a person with a disability I do once in a while think about if I’ll ever wind up with a significant other, it’s not my priority but I do think about it.

When watching porn you do need a sense of reality. Sex that happens in porn doesn’t necessarily happen in the real world.

Who is porn for when it comes to people with disabilities? If you don’t want and you just watch porn to fulfill a man’s needs? If you’re not hurting anybody why not watch porn?

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You don’t need to be best friends with your specialist however making sure you have a doctor with whom you are comfortable and you’re on the same page could help tremendously. Here are a few things that I consider when I work with a specialist.

So one thing to keep in mind is if your doctor is confident yet not cocky or that he knows everything. Some doctors think there god, but they are not, they are people just like you and me. Do they know more than you yes, however, they don’t know everything.

The second thing to keep in mind is that they are not your best friend they are your doctor. The more professional your doctor is the better the treatment you’ll get. Expected your doctor to be professional.

Have good communication with your doctor listen to your doctor but also be comfortable with what the doctor has to say.

Another thing to ask yourself do I need a procedure is it necessary to have a procedure listen to your body leave it or not your doctor doesn’t know your body you know your body better than anybody else. Nobody can tell you what to do with your body.

Are you comfortable with what hospital your doctor is working out of? Not every hospital has a good reputation. It’s perfectly fine with seeing what hospital will be taking care of you.

One thing you can do for yourself is that if you have an opportunity to get a procedure that could improve your life then do it. If you can be a good patient, know your rights, if your not happy with what your specialist has to say then get a new one and don’t be difficult to deal with. If you don’t like what your current specialist has to say then move on to a different specialist, period.

All of this is crucial for people who are born with congenital birth defects because let’s face it people with disabilities are born sick and need doctors almost all their lives to survive and live we have to depend on medicine but we also have a say on how we get treated.

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Earthquakes Terror tornadoes monkeypox the sky is falling at least that’s what the media wants you to think you know what the media doesn’t talk about is issues around people with disabilities they never talk about issues surrounding people with disabilities.

Why does the media talk about everything under the sun but when it comes to issues surrounding people with disabilities they’re hardly or never there especially when it comes to TV media the old saying is if it doesn’t bleed it doesn’t lead.

Here are five issues that the media could talk about to make people with disabilities’ lives better.

Products: the cost of living when you have a disability when it comes to equipment and medical supplies is astronomical the unfortunate thing about medical equipment is that sometimes they’re not always covered and you have to work around what is covered shower chairs are not covered but the media doesn’t talk about that people with disabilities need to take showers at least wheelchair-bound because you can easily develop pressure sores.

How Nursing homes are run: if the media covered what went on in nursing homes and how they run then nursing homes with probably be better than what they are now granted they’re not as bad as they used to be but they still need work because serious things could happen to innocent people a lot of times people with disabilities end up in nursing homes because their insurance is don’t pay for Inpatient Rehab but that never gets covered only on YouTube.

Transportation: not a lot of people particularly paraplegics Drive because it’s so expensive to drive it’s it’s an issue that never gets covered never gets talked about because there’s no such show to talk about the transportation issue and even public transportation is a bit of a mess but it doesn’t always get covered at least by the TV media if it got covered by the TV media it probably would be get better but because it’s not sexy it doesn’t get covered.

Job rate: the job rate in America is pretty poor however there are alternatives out there like being a social media influencer but not everybody can be a social media influencer, not everybody wants to be a social media influencer to be Fair stores are almost thing of the past considering how there’s online shopping but it would be nice if the media would cover the job rate of unemployed people with disabilities because it’s pretty high with no end in sight.

Sporting events: sporting events for people with disabilities have gotten a little better however I could be better just covering the Special Olympics and Paralympics is not enough there are a lot of adaptive Sports out there that are competitive and worth watching but the media for whatever reason doesn’t want to take the time to cover competitive adaptive Sports probably because they think it won’t generate that much money and probably because they rely on sponsors which is another issue sponsors probably don’t think that adaptive sports are worth their time at least not seriously.

If the media would ever talk about issues that people with disabilities are dealing with the world would be a better place because it would bring awareness where awareness is not found with people with disabilities.

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Adaptive sports are a wonderful thing for the disabled community. It gives people a chance to bond and find command ground with one another. It can help people form new connections that could last a lifetime.

With all the good that adaptive Sports does it can be bad for the disabled community.

When it comes to functions and events sometimes not every person with a disability needs to come together.

There are functions and sports where people with different disabilities find themselves grouped. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again not every person with a disability needs to be paired together.

Not every disability is the same. I know that it’s not popular to say that but there are high-functioning and low-functioning people with disabilities. Because there are low and high-functioning people with disabilities is the reason why they need to be separated.

When you pair the two it stops the growth and even the fun for high-functioning people with disabilities.

It can make that high-functioning person feel miserable and lonely after a while.

The harsh truth about high and low-functioning people is that high-functioning people have a better chance of succeeding in life in the best way possible.

High-functioning people with disabilities need to be around other high-functioning people with disabilities to have the best chance in life to succeed.

There are high-functioning people with developmental issues, however working together with somebody similar can only help.

When it comes to sports it’s pretty much the same thing. Playing with somebody with the same functionality as you can only help you grow as a person.

The Problem with Society is that there are people who think every person with a disability is the same. If that doesn’t change we will never see people with disabilities live to their full potential.

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To some people, flirting comes naturally to others it’s very difficult to approach somebody. You take a chance of somebody liking you or misreading signals. getting a person’s signal wrong could be embarrassing.

When it comes to flirting with someone can a person tell when another person likes that person

When a person with a disability flirts with a non-disabled person is taking a risk.

For the disabled person, it’s taking a risk because you don’t know if that able-bodied person accepts people with disabilities as a partner.

The shitty thing about life is that not everybody wants or cares to be with somebody who has a disability. Some people may think they can at first but then once they get in deep they find out it’s too much for them.

What is the right answer for a person with a disability to flirt with an able-bodied person? Well, there isn’t. You see humans are humans. People are going to do what they’re going to do.

At the end of the day if you like taking chances then take a chance. On the other side, nobody wants to get hurt.

Rehabbing can hospitals, aggravating, and lonely, however, doing simple things and knowing certain things will help anybody have a successful Rehabilitation completion. Here are a few simple steps to help you get by the hard times of rehabbing, knowing your rights is crucial to a great rehab stay.

Step one: Order out. If you have some extra cash door dashing will help. Let’s face it when it comes to eating something good. Hospital and nursing home food are not very tasty so getting food from your favorite restaurants is an absolute must need. Food could help anybody feel better.

Step two: do the work, do what’s asked of you at your own pace. If you’re not comfortable doing something let your voice be heard. Don’t ever be bashful about your voice being heard. However, you are there to get better, to heal do the work, and get it over with.

Step three: if possible make friends. If there’s an opportunity to play any type of game, especially with someone who is in a similar situation like you it helps the time go by faster. Playing games will help you deal with rehab mentally, it will help.

Set four: if you’re in a wheelchair wheel around the unit you are on. Don’t live in your room. Yes, you sleep in there but get out, you won’t regret it. Of course, if you can walk then walk. Walking never hurts anybody if you can walk to walk around, it keeps the mind and body going.

Step five: know the law and know your rights. If you feel like something is wrong in the nursing home let the administrator know. If nothing happens call the state and anybody that works in the nursing home hates the idea of the state coming in. The hospital is a little different. Yes if something is wrong you should contact the administration but also don’t be afraid to take legal action. In more blunt terms get a lawyer. The hospital will never tell you this but you have the right to refuse anything.

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This is a guide to getting to your destination, making a successful trip while using several things to get to your destination.

1. Use your phone’s GPS wisely: make sure where you’re going you have the correct addresses and use your phone’s GPS.

2. Don’t be afraid to ask: be patient and ask the bus driver where to go it is their job to know the bus route and to direct you the right way to get to your destination.

3. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes: the first time using transportation you may make mistakes and in the wrong area, stay calm and ask the bus drivers where to go because it’s their job to guide you in the right direction where to go and also again use your GPS to find your destination.

4. Know the coast: it wouldn’t hurt North, East, West, and South, you’ll be able to get to where you need to go faster.

Final thought: rather you are in a manual wheelchair or a power wheelchair it is possible to go places, live your life, and get around.

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The harsh truth about nursing homes is that they just don’t work.

Nursing home staff are often overworked and underpaid. Nursing home staff are often understaffed which happens all the time in nursing homes.

Nursing homes have several units and the smaller ones than the other ones are the best ones to be on because they’re easier to manage.

Nursing homes have this stupid habit of pulling staff from big units to smaller ones creating shortages in staff. It creates a big problem for nursing homes. A staff member is left to do a two-person job all by themselves. This creates situations of a staff member getting hurt more frequently.

Hospitals are often understaffed as well, however, they handle it better.

The nursing home issue is an issue that the government needs to take a look at. Don’t get me wrong nursing homes have improved from what they used to be. It still has a long way to go.

It doesn’t make sense that a floor in a hospital can manage having short staff yet a nursing home can barely keep up.

It’s not to say hospitals don’t have their problems, they do. There are some hospitals out there that struggle with patient care, however, it usually happens on a specific floor.

Nothing ever going to change unless government and the medical field come together and try to solve the problem by putting into laws to solve the problem that continues to exist.

The problem with health care is that profit comes from helping people. It’s sad but money comes over helping people in the medical field.

We will never see change unless we put people over money which could never happen.

Barack Obama was one of the best presidents that the United States has had there have been a lot of good presidents but one thing that comes to mind when it comes to presidents is the disabled vote and should people with disabilities vote because with every presidency not a lot of things improve people with disabilities.

You always hear about Working Families every politician talks about Working Families and the economy also immigration and other things but what you don’t hear is politicians talking about people with disabilities and how to improve their lives and the issues that people with disabilities face daily.

There’s a real problem with politics in general is because everybody has a different opinion that’s why we have two parties because two parties believe in different things why should we have two parties everybody should believe in what’s right for people in general no matter where they’re from what gender they are what sexuality Preference they have but that’s not the case.

Don’t get me wrong not everybody with a disability is struggling not everybody with a disability needs help from the government there are people with disabilities that have jobs just like the Able Body person but there is a certain percentage of people with disabilities that get caught in the system and rely on government help which isn’t all that great.

Everybody acts like the world is going to fall when a president is put in office when it’s not just the president of the United States it’s the Congress it’s the House of Representatives that all need to work together to shape the country of what it should look like.

The Adults with Disabilities Act is a great law to have for people with disabilities it’s not perfect and it needs work even to this day but politicians want to want to focus on other things besides improving the Adults with disability act (ADA for short).

Another thing that should be improved is our Aviation laws no person with a disability should be able to fly the way that the current system is there need to be laws to ensure that people with disabilities can fly with dignity and not be treated like nothing because it happens way too frequently.

We need to make sure that people with disabilities have the opportunity to work by having good work programs for people with disabilities that want them.

Not caring about people with disabilities is a societal problem, in general, I know as a person with a disability who feels like nobody cares and that there’s just a lack of awareness about what people with disabilities deserve to have.

I would urge people with disabilities who are thinking about voting to consider one thing will the person that’s running help improve disabled people’s lives it sure looks like it will never happen.

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If you weigh over 300 lb immediately internal medicine doctors freak out, if the blood pressure is slightly high when I mean slightly high, internal medicine doctors (at least some) say to change your diet.

I once met a doctor who told me it’s not what you eat it’s how much that counts.

There are a lot of issues with being obese or fat. There are health problems that come with being fat.

I have an unpopular opinion about being skinny. That opinion is that I have no desire to be skinny.

Doctors will tell you about obesity and what could happen. They don’t say it’s going to happen, they just say what could happen.

I got a news flash for all those doctors. I don’t want to be skinny. It’s just not on my priority list.

I’m not trying to put up as much weight as I can, at the same time, could care less about being skinny.

In actuality, my ideal weight would be around 300 lb and not exceed 300.

There are serious issues with being obese when you are wheelchair-bound because the heavier you are the more restricted you are in getting the wheelchair you want because each wheelchair has a weight limit.

I actually wouldn’t mind being 295 I wouldn’t want to be 500 lb now that’s ridiculous even though I understand that.

Some diets out there’ll say you can eat what you want okay well guess what breaking news that’s what I’m going to do.

I’m not saying forget what the doctor says I’m saying use your instincts listen to your body and go by how you feel that’s what I do.

Most days I eat one meal a day and have one to two pops a day but I drink bottled water every day as well. I drink two to three bottles a day or just drink smart water.

At the end of the day drink a few bottled waters a day eat a little and don’t go over 360 lb.

I’m not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV I’m just giving advice that I think works for me because at the end of the day doctors don’t have all the answers and when they do say something they say something to contradict what they said before not all the time but it happens

I understand that I have a disability and that I can’t walk but I’m not going to do something that a person who has never been in a wheelchair before tells me how I should eat especially when he says the word could in a sentence that means could happen not happen.

I will say it’s a person’s right if they want to work with their doctor or not about their health it’s all up to the individual.

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I catheterize myself every day and have been for a long time now I noticed when I got to my late 30s I couldn’t pass the catheter as well as I used so one day after my Botox treatment for bladder incontinence my urologist suggested a procedure to help pass the catheter a little better.

My urologist said it would be beneficial and he also said that it could make me leak. He was going to do with the procedure at my next Botox injection little did I know what I was getting myself into by not waiting until my next Botox ejection and just doing the procedure by itself.

This procedure cost me my whole summer and also my life at least I think here’s why.

Right after the Botox treatment, I had I decided just 3 weeks later to do the operation which was an outpatient which shouldn’t have been an outpatient surgery in the first place but nowadays every surgery is an outpatient surgery.

Right before the operation I met with my urologist and he told me that I needed a fully-catheter for a week so I told him that he need to admit me because I wasn’t about to go home with a foreign object in my urethra It would have greatly decreased My independence.

My urologist did admit me only for a couple of days and then I went to a nursing home in a Subacute unit.

As I was in the nursing home I noticed that I was leaking more than normal.

When I got home the leaking continued so I called my urologist and he said to go to the emergency room and have his team look at me. So I went to the emergency room and had one of his residents look at me. Again they put a fully-catheter in me and we were going to send me home I was not having that.

After causing hell in the emergency room on my part they admitted me again to the hospital. While I was in the hospital I again was waiting to go back to the nursing home. I was admitted to what the hospital calls a short stay unit until they could find me a nursing home to Place me.

Just a couple of days after being in the hospital I Was preparing to go to the nursing home but I had a few complications that stopped me from going to the nursing home.

My first complication was when a nurse Tech took my temperature and I all of a sudden had a fever out of nowhere. They did a bunch of tests and couldn’t find anything.

After a day or two they decided to take the fully-catheter out and I was able to calf myself and get good output which I wasn’t getting good output before.

I remember things were looking up and it looked like I didn’t have to go to a nursing home I could just go home back to my apartment little did I know what would happen next.

So one day after getting the fully-catheter taken out I tried to cast myself and I couldn’t I also realized that I was in some pain and there was some blood so they called the resident on call and he had to scope a fully-catheter inside my urethra and found that I had a blood clot.

The blood clot was so bad they had to scope the fully-catheter in and even then I was in pain and was losing a lot of blood because of the blood clot.

After hours of being in pain, they finally took out the blood clot surgically.

After the surgery, the urologist who is my current urologist went out and talked to my mom and he told her that my bladder was the size of a peach and that the blood clot was the size of a cantaloupe.

That was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever experienced.

All of this happened during the summer before the Covid pandemic.

With all of that said I think what caused the blood clot was the fully-catheter that was inside me I’m not a fan of fully-catheters and I think they’re more of a negative than a positive because they are plastic.

One piece of advice I would give to anyone who has medical issues and is about to have a procedure do research and find out the pros and cons of that procedure.

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My life has been filled with medical problems, every stage of my life has been filled with going to the hospital, going to the doctors, and hospital stays. It hasn’t broken me yet.

Of all the medical problems I’ve had my two amputations stick out to me the most, mainly it took the most out of me.

When I was 28 I did something so stupid it change my life forever and not in a positive way.

Back at my old apartment, I had a guy who lived right across the hall from me knock on my door and was very belligerent.

So one day I decided to file a police report. The police station was right next to my apartment building. I could just push my wheelchair over there. Nothing wrong with that, right? The problem was that I decided to get cocky.

My next-door neighbor asked me if I wanted her to give me a ride to the police station. There was a problem with that, here’s the way.

You see my neighbor had an electric wheelchair at the time and I had a manual wheelchair so she asked me if I wanted her to give me a ride over there and I said yes let’s do it so I did it. The problem was I was barefooted so I was holding on to the back of her wheelchair while she drove to the police station next door while I was dragging my feet on the cement meanwhile they were getting cut and bleeding and as soon as I got to the police station and filed my complaint the officer looked down and said you’re bleeding so I ended up going to the hospital right there from the police station to get my feet checked out my next door neighbor took my wheelchair and my keys to lock my apartment and she kept my wheelchair until I got out of the hospital.

I truly believe that was the demise of my first amputation because a few months later I ended up with a black deep on the back of my foot.

That whole year I was in and out of the hospital in and out of the nursing home because it would not heal I missed out on so much that year I missed out on holidays I had a website that I was trying to manage I missed out on that I liked going to high school basketball games I missed out on that as well all because I was in and out of the hospital in and out of nursing homes until finally I said forget this I’m just need to amputate it because it’s not healing that was one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make in my entire life.

Leading up to that incident I did not take good care of my feet I often would go without wearing socks or shoes and people used to tell me you’re going to lose your feet I didn’t take that seriously I was in my twenties which I guess you could say I was cocky and didn’t think too much of it well I paid for it afterward psychologically.

I lost a lot of my confidence because of that amputation it took a lot out of me psychologically because I’ve been through so much before that incident that that incident alone just took the cake for me it sucked.

When I first got my foot amputated I couldn’t look in the mirror and I couldn’t look at the amputation right away it didn’t hurt because I was already paralyzed and I can’t feel my feet and some of my legs so I was thankful for that just the fact that I didn’t have those limbs anymore hurt me deeply mainly because I have already been through so much in my life before that.

Little did I know a couple of years after my first amputation I would have to go through a second amputation which was less painful psychologically but still sucked I remember one day my mom was cleaning my apartment with my caregiver and she was doing my dressing on my left foot which I still had no amputations on and she looked at my foot and smelled it and she was like John your foot smells bad so I ended up going to the emergency room and instead of going in and out of the hospital in and out of nursing homes I just wanted to amputate it right away because I knew that It would be a long haul and I already was in my thirties so I decided to amputate the toes it wasn’t as bad of amputation as the last one but I still had an amputation.

For my first amputation I was in the hospital and then transferred to a nursing home for about 3 weeks my second amputation ended up staying in the hospital for Inpatient Rehab for about a month it was bad because, after the second amputation, I ended up having complications from the antibiotics that they had me on I almost went into kidney failure.

Rehab was tough and both situations for different reasons.

It’s been over a decade since my amputations and I have an electric wheelchair now which helps with bed sores which I desperately need help with.

After my amputations I struggled with doing something as far as work is concerned from home I’ve tried websites and podcasts they haven’t worked so now I’m right this blog hoping to get notarized and people to follow my blog so I can reach more people.

Coping with bad stuff that happens to you isn’t easy.

I feel like people should cope with their amputations by doing what they like to do it doesn’t matter what it is just do something I find it easy to deal with by watching comedy I feel like everybody needs to laugh I feel like laughter is a good medicine it keeps your mind off things also doing other things as well that’s why I started this blog is to keep my mind off the crap that goes on in the world.

Just because bad things happen doesn’t mean you have to stop living try to push yourself as much as possible that’s not saying you should jump out of a plane just try to do things that make you happy I feel everybody deserves to be happy not everybody thinks that way but that’s just what I believe in.

One of the things that keeps me sane is working out I do it for anxiety I don’t necessarily do it for strength I do it for strength but that’s not the only reason I do it because it’s good for anxiety and it helps me concentrate.

I would encourage somebody who had amputations done to just go out there and try something or figure out what you like and start doing it you’ll feel so much better.

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One of the things that suck about having a disability is people, as a kid I used to like people. I used to say hi to everybody. As I got older I started liking people less and less.

As a person who has a disability, I found out how people are and to me it’s disturbing and discouraging how people are.

As a person with a disability advocating for yourself is important. Unfortunately, you are your best advocate, and bring your advocate you have to get done right nasty occasionally.

Hears a perfect example of how I had to get just ignorantly nasty.

I checked myself into the hospital so I could go to a Subacute unit to get my wounds worked on, right before I was getting ready to get transported to the facility I was told that I would get a private room, which is what you want as an adult(at least I do). When I get there I noticed when they said my room they used the word window, well well when you have a private room and you tell someone their room number you don’t use a window when talking about a private room. When I found that out I started yelling and swearing at the person who was in charge of assigning rooms to people. After bitching her out for about 2 minutes she gave me the private room that I was promised in the first place.

The whole point of my telling this story is to make the point that it can be very difficult to get what you need and are promised. When getting what you want or need you can’t worry about making friends, it’s the hard truth.

If you want something bad enough or you need something critical don’t be a friend be an asshole.

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When I was a little boy I was a big flirt cutely. I would go up to girls and start talking to them like it was nothing.

As I got older my confidence got worst. I can’t lie, I’m not the smoothest guy in the world when it comes to girls. Straight up. I can not flirt. As I’m 41 years old single, and have a bachelor pad I often wonder, am I destined to get a pretty woman or do I have to settle?

Is it in the cards for me or am I dreaming?

I see a lot of beautiful women in the summertime and I can’t help but think will I someday Get Lucky will I ever get a girlfriend or maybe just a one night stand?

I actually wouldn’t mind a one-night stand. And yes I am talking about sex can be a different difficult subject for people but it’s not for me I haven’t found anybody that I could call my girlfriend or that I just call a hookup a booty call if you will you know something like that.

That may seem kind of classless, which I don’t mean to be, however, sex is a part of life. We all are on this earth because of sex.

I’m not saying I want to have orgies all the time, I’m just saying it sure would be nice to call, hang out, or the other thing I was talking about.

Now saying that, do I need somebody? No. Am I lonely? No.

It’s not my top priority to have a significant other or a friend with benefits. However, before my time is up on earth I wouldn’t mind at least one interaction with women.

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There are many adaptive-Sports for young kids to get involved with one of the most popular ones at least my favorite adaptive sports is wheelchair basketball.

Wheelchair sports are to be believed to start in 1948 when England hosted what was called the wheelchair games at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

It’s 2023 and adaptive-Sports have progressed since then.

One of the most popular adaptive Sports is wheelchair basketball many people in a disabled community that play sports play wheelchair basketball because it’s so similar to the real game.

When it comes to playing wheelchair basketball there can be a steep learning curve for some people particularly people with spina bifida that’s because it takes a little while to catch on because of the development part of what spina bifida entails.

If you do have a kid with a disability I would highly encourage parents to try Wheelchair Sports or adaptive Sports because they do well for people with disabilities in so many ways.

In any sport in particular with a person with spina bifida, it’s important to get them started early so they can learn the sport that there a part of.

First, you want to get the right wheelchair now they have sports wheelchairs which also work as regular wheelchairs Sports wheelchairs are great for playing sports like wheelchair basketball and it makes it easy for Mobility on the court as well. Insurances will cover a sports chair they will not cover a basketball wheelchair, but they will cover a lightweight sports wheelchair.

Second, you want to find adaptive Sports in your area would you want to use the internet and find out how much it costs and what you need to do to join?

Third, let the coaches coach your kid they know what they’re doing and how to get the best out of your kid.

Fourth, If you or your spouse have played Sports you could play sports with your child which is a great way for them to learn even if it’s with somebody that doesn’t have a disability.

So parents if you want to keep your kid active and possibly make lifelong friends think about adaptive sports.

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As a person that uses a wheelchair, I get different reactions than a person that isn’t in a wheelchair.

There are times when I’ll be driving around in my wheelchair in the area where I live and I’ll have random people stop me just to see if I’m alright.

This post is to educate stupid people about when and when not to approach a person in a wheelchair if they are alright.

If you see somebody in a wheel just riding along a driveway not stopping and moving or even riding down the sidewalk that usually means there trying to get to their destination. Now, this doesn’t mean that a person is lost or can’t find their way. Don’t ask someone if they’re okay if they aren’t slumped over in their wheelchair passed out. People with disabilities are not to have pity. If a person doesn’t ask for help simply don’t help them.

Let’s talk about when it’s okay to approach somebody who is in a wheelchair.

If you see someone who is in the middle of the sidewalk then yes approach them, first ask if they’re lost. What I hate the most as a person with a disability is when people ask me if I’m okay, don’t ask me if I’m okay especially if I’m not shot or I don’t have blood coming out of my body.

People don’t like to be patronized so why do people patronize people with disabilities it’s one thing I will never comprehend.

Another short thing is don’t call me buddy I don’t like to be called buddy by a person who doesn’t know me and who has no good intentions.

I’m writing this because I took the public bus for the first time and had a few people ask me if I was okay which in some circumstances it was but in other circumstances, it wasn’t I have to say it they’re just stupid people with disabilities are not to be pitied no matter what stopping the disabled. Life is hard as it is.

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For 35 years I used a manual wheelchair and then when I turned 39 the manual chair that I was using was kinda falling apart and I was up for a new wheelchair anyways.

I was looking to get another manual wheelchair but as I got closer to picking out a new wheelchair I kept seeing videos relating to electric wheelchairs. So I’m getting fitted for a new wheelchair and the sales guy asked me to have you think of getting an electric wheelchair. I said yes.

So after getting evaluated for a wheelchair I thought about it that weekend and by Monday I called the sales rep and told him that I wanted to get an electric wheelchair. I even found what wheelchair I wanted.

Six weeks later I got my wheelchair and never looked back.

Having an electric wheelchair is one of the best things to ever happen in my life.

When I had a gym membership I would drive my wheelchair there, I also drive my wheelchair to go shopping. I even went to a few high school football games.

I want to start using it with public transportation(which I will).

Electric wheelchairs are so cool these days (as far as the technology) it is a waste to not take advantage of the technology.

Electric wheelchairs are almost made like vehicles.

I’ll just say it today’s electric wheelchairs are meant to drive. If you’re not using your electric wheelchair to go out in your community your not enjoying your wheelchair properly.

The way I look at things is that people with disabilities have a lot to deal with why not when you find something to enjoy you should use it.

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