Disabilities

[Miss Wings]

Jul 9, 2012 12:54:41 GMT -5 dracosfairmaiden said:

Yes, I do. I've had it since I was 17. I'm 20 now. It sucks.

18 but i wasn't diagnosed until 19 and now im 21. i don't mean to sound personal but did you find yourself piling on a load of weight after being diagnosed and put on the levethoroxine tablets?

[dracosfairmaiden]

I did. I was 97 pounds before my diagnoses. That was right before senior year of high school. A year later, when I was a freshman in college, I was 137 pounds.

[Miss Wings]

Sucks doesn't it? Various family members have it aswell but I'm the one who ballooned in weight and my Granddad constantly has a go at me about it. Not my fault really.

[mountaingirl777]

Jul 9, 2012 7:56:03 GMT -5 19811945 said:

Over the UK, when I was younger, I was meant to have the three injections for MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) - each one separately. I couldn't have all three because I was allergic to one of the ingrediants in the injections. I did manage to have two out of three of them, but it was enough to put me in hospital with seizures/convultions.

I did end up with some learning disabilities - reading, writing and when younger, speech. I did get help with school.

In 2010, I went to a specialist school (paid for by my work at the time), to get checked out for dyslexia. I have a mild form dyslexia with dyspraxia. I literally spent, at the time, 25 or so years, compensating for having dyslexia and dyspraxia without any specialist help.

Even when I've been writing this post, I double checked for spelling and words, because I end up missing letters out of words. Trust me I did miss letters.

I have a different form of dyslexia, mathematical dyslexia. Everything in math is backwards, even simple addition is hard for me. When I see the add sometime I subtract or multiply, same visa versa.

When I was little I couldn't talk until I was 4 or 5. I could only say a couple of words ( yes and no). Most of the time it was pointing and grunting until I went to a speech therapist and they taught me to sign. The signing was a temporary means of communication until they could get me to talk. I had trouble sounding out letters. Pretty much I could read before I could talk and I still know sign language ( signing exact English, no ASL).

[mountaingirl777]

Jul 9, 2012 12:37:05 GMT -5 Dimcairien said:

Loosing any close relative is horrible, no matter the age, but I think the period in which they're dying is probably worse.

My maternal grandfather died from cancer five years ago (thankfully it was really fast), my maternal grandmother is nearly 84 and isn't in very good health, and my paternal grandmother just got diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. I'm thankful that my paternal grandfather is still in pretty good health for being 79. He still enjoys riding a bike, so that shows he's still physically fit.

It is very hard. I lost my maternal grandma when I was 16. Six months later I lost my maternal grandpa, six months after that I lost my maternal aunt. My grandma had emphysema and cancer, my grandpa had cancer and the disease where you forget everything ( can't remember what it called). My aunt had what my grandpa had plus cancer. About two years ago I lost my uncle ( husband to the aunt who died), I can't remember what was wrong with him. My dad is dying and my mom is in for surgery today to remove her thyroids, one is calcified and one has a tumor on it that they don't know if it is cancer or not. My mom is a three time survivor of cancer and of MS.

The thing is that I'm not blood related to these people. You see the people I call my parents are actually my maternal grandparents, they adopted me and I all them mom and dad. I know my real mom, I actually call her my sister because of the adoption. I don't know my real dad. The reason why I'm not blood related is because my birth mother (sister) was also adopted, but was adopted outside the family. But she has medical and mental problems and, what I've been told, sodoes my real dad and his family.

[Dimcairien]

Wow, I'll be sure to keep you in prayer.

[19811945]

Jul 9, 2012 12:59:20 GMT -5 Silvertongue said:

Luckily, my parents are also very healthy people at the moment, though I worry about my dad because he smokes a lot, and about my mother because she's gone through bouts of depression.

I feel really sorry for my nan because she had 6 siblings but 4 of them died in the last 18 months and couple of in-laws. She's had so many funerals to go to recently and it's really getting to her. Only her eldest sister is left and she's having health issues and she's also having to go to a hospice every day to look after one of her in-laws when she doesn't even like the guy in the first place.

Out of the 7 brothers and sisters on my mum side (including my mum), there are only 4 left. The oldest died in September 1999, the week before I started my last year at college. He died from lung cancer. He also had diabetes. My mum and I visited the day before he died, and he died in the house in which he was born in, and I haven't set foot in that house since the day he died. I just felt uncomfortable going into that house after going in for 18 years of my life, first visiting my grandmother (died roughly 1984), and then my uncle.

Another one died about 3/4 years ago, and she had been living in Australia for about 15 or so years. She moved there with her son, as her daughter had been living there since about 1982.

The remaining four all live about half an hour driving distance within in each other, but three live in the same city.

Jul 9, 2012 13:34:20 GMT -5 mountaingirl777 said:

Jul 9, 2012 7:56:03 GMT -5 19811945 said:

Over the UK, when I was younger, I was meant to have the three injections for MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) - each one separately. I couldn't have all three because I was allergic to one of the ingrediants in the injections. I did manage to have two out of three of them, but it was enough to put me in hospital with seizures/convultions.

I did end up with some learning disabilities - reading, writing and when younger, speech. I did get help with school.

In 2010, I went to a specialist school (paid for by my work at the time), to get checked out for dyslexia. I have a mild form dyslexia with dyspraxia. I literally spent, at the time, 25 or so years, compensating for having dyslexia and dyspraxia without any specialist help.

Even when I've been writing this post, I double checked for spelling and words, because I end up missing letters out of words. Trust me I did miss letters.

I have a different form of dyslexia, mathematical dyslexia. Everything in math is backwards, even simple addition is hard for me. When I see the add sometime I subtract or multiply, same visa versa.

When I was little I couldn't talk until I was 4 or 5. I could only say a couple of words ( yes and no). Most of the time it was pointing and grunting until I went to a speech therapist and they taught me to sign. The signing was a temporary means of communication until they could get me to talk. I had trouble sounding out letters. Pretty much I could read before I could talk and I still know sign language (signing exact English, no ASL).

For me it was the way I was saying the words, instead of chimney I was saying chimley. I think was going to a speech therapist all throuh two years at primary school.

I actually know the BSL alphabet, and a couple of phrases, but I would love to learn sign language. For me it would give me the confidence I need, and be able to form the correct words when either I'm talking or when I'm writing/typing. Sometimes I need to think what words I need, or I go in an aroundabout way.

In the past I've had friends who had either Down's Syndrome or CP - Cerebal Palsy. There are nothing wrong with them, and more often than not, you forget their disabilities and be able to have a laugh and joke with them.

[Silvertongue]

My nan and her siblings all loved within 15 minutes of each other and were all very close. We used to visit them as kids all the time and get bday and xmas cards every year from them.

[Dimcairien]

Jul 9, 2012 14:48:50 GMT -5 19811945 said:

In the past I've had friends who had either Down's Syndrome or CP - Cerebal Palsy. There are nothing wrong with them, and more often than not, you forget their disabilities and be able to have a laugh and joke with them.

Agreed there. My younger brother as Down's Syndrome, but as it's on the middle/upper end of the spectrum he can keep up in certain subjects. He's nearly 15 and reads at about the 5th of 6th grade level and is quite knowledgeable in animals and Star Wars. For the most part, he isn't treated differently, but there are some things, such as they way he learns, that is different. I'm glad he's my brother though and I can't imagine life without him.

[mountaingirl777]

Jul 9, 2012 14:48:50 GMT -5 19811945 said:

Jul 9, 2012 12:59:20 GMT -5 Silvertongue said:

I have a different form of dyslexia, mathematical dyslexia. Everything in math is backwards, even simple addition is hard for me. When I see the add sometime I subtract or multiply, same visa versa.

When I was little I couldn't talk until I was 4 or 5. I could only say a couple of words ( yes and no). Most of the time it was pointing and grunting until I went to a speech therapist and they taught me to sign. The signing was a temporary means of communication until they could get me to talk. I had trouble sounding out letters. Pretty much I could read before I could talk and I still know sign language (signing exact English, no ASL).

For me it was the way I was saying the words, instead of chimney I was saying chimley. I think was going to a speech therapist all throuh two years at primary school.

I actually know the BSL alphabet, and a couple of phrases, but I would love to learn sign language. For me it would give me the confidence I need, and be able to form the correct words when either I'm talking or when I'm writing/typing. Sometimes I need to think what words I need, or I go in an aroundabout way.

In the past I've had friends who had either Down's Syndrome or CP - Cerebal Palsy. There are nothing wrong with them, and more often than not, you forget their disabilities and be able to have a laugh and joke with them.

I don't know how long I was in speech therapy for. I still, sometimes, regress to what I used to be. I get tired of talking at points, or get frustrated and so I sometimes go silent and go back to the pointing and/or sign language.

when they taught me how to speak, they actually did what Helen Keller did. They made me put my hand on another person's (usually my mom) throat and my other hand on my own so I could copy the vibrations. I also was taught to lip read, so now whenever I talk to someone I usually watch their mouths.

[G. Novella]

Wow, this thread is depressing. I'm a pretty healthy person aside from two cataracts, both eyes, when I was really young. All my family's really healthy, but I worry because my mum went through a depressive phase. My dad smokes/drinks quite a bit, and enjoys his red meat. His side of the family has obesity issues and heart conditions as well, but thankfully he's aware and regulates himself (with much prompting from my mother, sister and me). My mum's side has diabetes and high-blood pressure issues, and she's got really bad anemia. If she goes off her medication for iron, then within a few days to weeks she'll start fainting. It's why I try to keep myself a little bit healthy since health issues are plenty in my family.

[Silvertongue]

I worry about cancer sometimes because my nan died of it at 63 years old and my other nan has had a tumor, though luckily it was benign. I found a lump a couple of months back that really freaked me out because my grandad was literally on his death bed with so many types of cancer but the lump I found was literally nothing.

My Dad doesn't listen to anyone telling him to cut down on drinking or smoking. He just doesn't seem to care, but I think the fact he's still in love with my mum after 13 years of them being separated might have something to do with that.

[G. Novella]

Cancer's not a big thing in my family, diabetes, obesity, heart problems, high-blood pressure, all down my alley :S I tend to sit down in those blood-pressure checkers at grocery stores. I'm not fussy about my weight since I tend to put it on quickly and then lose it in a go, and I'm still growing, but my mum goes bonkers if I gain even a pound.

Ouch. I want to tell you something to make it better, but I know from my own experiences that nothing really helps and that I'm just not witty/comforting to say anything anyways. *Offers hug instead*

[Silvertongue]

Thank you! But I'm so over how he acts about her. It got old years ago lol.

I'm kind of the opposite, but I can't put weight on not matter how hard I try. Whenever I tell people that, they thinking I'm bragging at being able to stay skinny but it truly frustrates me. I get accused of being anorexic so often and it's one of the most annoying things I ever hear. Even the doctor asked me if I eat large meals regularly.

[Miss Wings]

We have one obese woman, 1 sugar diabetes, 1 epileptic & head truama (), 6-7 hyperthyroidisms (), 2 depressions, 1 died of cancer and another of heart ache (granddad & nanna), 1 a year out of recovery for cancer, 1 high blood pressure, 1 furball and possibly more but can't think right now..

[brokenquill92]

I just went to the corner store and somebody cut me off in the crosswalk! There was a lot of screaming by person who cut me off and words from me that sound a lot like $&@? and #*¥<! I swear people don't really need eyesight to drive if they're letting people who don't know what "full stop" means drive worst part of it all is I bent my cane and don't have the money o replace it grrrrrr

[Miss Wings]

repeat what i said on facebook..

[mountaingirl777]

Jul 9, 2012 15:33:43 GMT -5 Miss Wings said:

We have one obese woman, 1 sugar diabetes, 1 epileptic & head truama (), 6-7 hyperthyroidisms (), 2 depressions, 1 died of cancer and another of heart ache (granddad & nanna), 1 a year out of recovery for cancer, 1 high blood pressure, 1 furball and possibly more but can't think right now..

oh yeah...my mom is type 1 diabetic on top of everything. she can't eat and has trouble walking because of neuropathy of the stomache and feet.

[G. Novella]

I'm glad that you dealt with it

As for people judging you on looks, had a friend who was like that. She had a nasty habit of walking behind skinny girls and then talking about how thin they were and how anorexia was an issue. Never did it in a way that you could confront her, but in such a way that it was really uncomfortable for the girl ahead and you standing beside her. We don't talk anymore

[Silvertongue]

Good! I don't like people like that.

[G. Novella]

I want to say we stopped talking because of that, but it was such a build-up of things. She used to be so normal before puberty, now she's a bit of a psycho. She got crazier after her first boyfriend dumped her and became completely superficial. It's hard losing a friend like that

[dracosfairmaiden]

I had speech therapy when I was younger. I couldn't pronounce the letter 'r' for some reason. I pronounced it like 'w'. I still to this day have problems saying my 'r's a little bit. I'm like Elmer Fudd.

[Silvertongue]

Jonathan Ross has that problem and look how successful he is! (Unless you don't know who he is )

[kumainpink]

Jul 9, 2012 15:52:46 GMT -5 dracosfairmaiden said:

I had speech therapy when I was younger. I couldn't pronounce the letter 'r' for some reason. I pronounced it like 'w'. I still to this day have problems saying my 'r's a little bit. I'm like Elmer Fudd.

I love Elmer!

[brokenquill92]

Jul 9, 2012 15:52:46 GMT -5 dracosfairmaiden said:

I had speech therapy when I was younger. I couldn't pronounce the letter 'r' for some reason. I pronounced it like 'w'. I still to this day have problems saying my 'r's a little bit. I'm like Elmer Fudd.

Would you be made if I thought it was kinda cute

[dracosfairmaiden]

It is cute a little now that I don't do it as often.

[teehee100]

Speech therapy and eye therapy. Yes that does exist. It helps people who have trouble reading, but don't have language problems or dislexia. And on 7/12/12 I am having jaw surgery. So I won't be able to post anything for two days.

[kumainpink]

Oh wow... *hugs* Good luck, hon.

[dracosfairmaiden]

Am I the only one who gets sty infections? They're awful little things. I had them a lot before I was diagnosed with thyroid disease. Now I don't get them as often as I once did, but it's still awful.

[teehee100]

Thanks pinky San. And dracofair I know this might sound silly but what's a sty infection?