We're in the office today, and not in our kitchen as usual. We get started by reviewing the thrills and chills of the single digit weather of late. Icy roads and snow have us staying put, and inside as much as possible. Get caught up on the latest in laundry adventures, and our method to deal with not having a standard laundry faciklity.

The topic, by request is on disability.

Robin tells about her disability that she has had since childhood. We talk about identifying a disability, and getting appropriate medical help. What accessibility issues has she gone through, and adaptations that were made for her? At school, at home, and some challenges in socializing. Families need to be supportive in adaptations, physical therapy, and other issues related to the disability.

What affects does a disability have on family members, especially in dealing with the public. Stresses on a marital relationship in caring for a disabled child is a real concern that could tear the family apart. Protecting personal time needs intentionality to preserve times to decompress.

Disability can develop slowly, and over time, but it can still be stressful to deal with the unknown. What about something that is more unexpected? Keith shares a little about transitioning from healthy to disabled.

Getting training, and rehabilitation for the disability is the first step. Besides learning new skills to continue participating in life, the hardest part can be in dealing with a misinformed circle of family and friends. A lack of empathy, and respect for the prosthetic tools need to adapt can be the biggest barrier. There ought to be a rehab school for family and friends to learn what the disability is all about. The best alternative is a simple matter of communication to understand where the other person is coming from, and have both sides work together.

Understanding the type of help a disabled person needs, and the type of things they can do on their own can go a long way. The wrong kind of help offered could be more of a setback and hindrance than imagined. Robin shares how we work together where one of us has an ability, to help the inability of the other. Keith shares a part of a wedding ceremony that people forget about, but is a picture of helping each other out in tines of need.

The issue of marriages that fail due to a disabled partner is again touched on. We tell how we reinvented our routines to keep the functions in the household going. For us, eventually we get to the point of neither of us being able to work, and how we manage to do things together, and for each other.

We start to ramble a little, so you know what that means... time to wrap it all up.

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