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CheerySandi
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Have you ever been in nursing home?
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 October 9th
...See more Have you ever been in nursing home? I was in nursing home once when my family went to vacation in order to get some rest, as caring for me was stressfull and they needed some rest. The picture below depicts my experiences with nursing home - lying in nursing bed in room full of elderly women. We got food and care regularly, i have no complaint about it.
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Lovely day with my family
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 October 11th
...See more I spent weekend with my family. i was watching them from warm nursing bed in the room through window. I am excited on how much they can do without feeling exhausted and sore. I spent day resting as my body needs rest as doctor prescribed it.
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Summer family picnic
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 September 15th
...See more Summer family picnic.
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Grape harvest in vineyard
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 September 15th
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Do people see you as older than you in reality are because of your disability?
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 June 8th
...See more Do people see you as older than you in reality are because of your disability? For example, my nephews who are still kids and don't have many experiences in their lives only saw old people using wheelchairs and so, they think that i am old, as old as their grandparents. Their grandparents, my mother and father and my brother's wife's mother and father already have mobility issues.  So, it (that i am old) is not said by them with bad intent, and i try not to be hurt by it. How about you?
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Frustration tolerance is part of mental health
50 & Over Community / by CheerySandi
Last post
 June 4th
...See more We have to tolerate some frustration and discomfort - it is part of mental health. Frustration tolerance is a part of mental health. Many unpleasant things happen in life, but we have to learn to tolerate them. This is an essential part of mental health. Mental health resilience involves developing the capacity to cope with frustrations effectively. Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness. It's also the ability to cope with challenges and stress in a healthy way. An important part of this is developing frustration tolerance. Everyone experiences unpleasant and difficult situations in life, but we need to learn to accept and deal with these things so that they don't have a negative impact on our mental well-being. For example, if someone says something to us or regarding us, we should know that many things which we can find hurtful, aren't said with bad intention. We shouldn't assume that they did it in order to hurt us. Many times there is just misunderstanding. For example: My nephews were talking that i sit all the time and that it is why i am sick. Brother's wife, their mother, explained to them that i have to sit like old people do (they know that many old people sit in wheelchairs) because i am sick. It is true that I sit in my electric wheelchair. But i am not sick because i always sit, but i alwaysy sit and move around sitting, in my electric wheelchair, because i am sick. I have to sit and rest. Doctor prescribed me resting and electric wheelchair when i was still a child. For me it is better to sit and rest than to injure myself. I have to let my caregiver do the needed chores where physical strength is needed. I am very thankful for doctors, electric wheelchair, caregiver and everything else. I don't have strength and elasticity in muscles. I can type on computer, but i can't for example, transfer myself from bed to wheelchair as i can fall and get severe injuries. It is why i need caregiver to do help me with transferring from bed to wheelchair. Why did my nephew say it? Not with bad intention, but because they just learned at school how important exercise is and how harmful sitting can be. His mother and i needed to just kindly explain the situation to him without felling that someone was hurt.
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I have to sit because i am sick
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 June 29th
...See more I sit in my electric wheelchair. But i am not sick because i always sit, but i alwaysy sit and move around sitting, in my electric wheelchair, because i am sick. I have to sit and rest. Doctor prescribed me resting and electric wheelchair when i was still a child. For me it is better to sit and rest than to injure myself. I have to let my caregiver do the needed chores where physical strength is needed. I am very thankful for doctors, electric wheelchair, caregiver and everything else. I don't have strength and elasticity in muscles. I can type on computer, but i can't for example, transfer myself from bed to wheelchair as i can fall and get severe injuries. It is why i need caregiver to do help me with transferring from bed to wheelchair.
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Does anyone use electric wheelchair due to low muscle tone?
Disability Support / by CheerySandi
Last post
 June 3rd
...See more Does anyone use electric wheelchair due to low muscle tone? I use electric wheelchair and i have got personal assistance for tasks where a lot of physical strength is required. I am glad that i have so much support.
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