Akua, I suppose that it might be hard for some to contemplate a person's situation without actually "living in their shoes" so to speak.
Unfortunately, there are those that don't realize that there is another way of life that some live, that is different from their own. It is apparent then, that they also don't realize that without resources, it is very hard to change the situation a person is in. If those resources don't exist, then a person is unfortunately confined to trying to make the best of what they have. Seems that there is some ignorance from within the disabled community against others that are disabled, as there is some ignorance from those that aren't disabled, against those of us that are. (ie: I hear the comment all the time..it's in your head....or, if you exercised more you would get better) Just my point of view..... Kevin https://www.facebook.com/groups/TMFolk/ ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:41 PM Subject: [TMIC] Blown Away i'm dumbstruck at the question "why do I stay" coming from this group. I am paralyzed -- i would think folks here at least might understand what having a disability thrust on them late in life would mean. Or maybe i just didn't know that there were services that buy one's home, pack one up, and relocates them to more congenial and supportive communities. I never found such, but it could just be the limits of my imagination. Or maybe i'm the only person here without the money to just buy myself the solutions i need. I am obviously wrong on many counts.
