Many People it is not that easy for, I totally understand that because it wasn't for me in a very long time. I had to admit to myself that, Yes i have these problems, I am going to have them most likely the rest of my life and This Is ME !! We all have to learn something and that is how to stick up for the children and adults that are being hurt because of their disabilities. I have seen some examples of people doing this and I Love it.. We are all one as a country.. No different no matter what is wrong with one, but the way I look at it is that we are not different, we are equal and we are all the same.
Here is a wonderful story of how just one person can help and has helped already.. Kelvin Moon Loh , A Broadway Star was doing a show (the king and I) and a woman brought her autistic child to see the show with her. Well it didn't go well and people were very rude to the mother saying different things and even though she was trying to keep her child quiet it wasn't working. ( Now if you think about this, If he could hear from the stage what these people were saying.. They had to be speaking pretty loud. ) Kelvin wanted to do something so he made a post on facebook on Sept 23rd 2015 and it told his exact feelings in it. Good for him for doing this because what he did write really needed to be said ! Here is the link to the article below.
http://www.scarymommy.com/broadway-star-defends-mom-who-brought-autistic-child-to-show/
I personally think there needs to be more people willing to do this, willing to put themselves out there to stand up to others and show how they feel.. I want to share with you some facts on people with disabilities.. Did you know 2/3 of British people feel uncomfortable talking to people with disabilities ? Also still 1/5 of 18-34 year old people have admitted they have avoided talking to a person with a disability altogether because they are afraid they may say the wrong thing.
Yes those are statistic's but there still there and large numbers.. If your reading this and you don't have a disability then I want you to know that, I have a seizure disorder and also have Tourette Syndrome. When someone hears the word tourettes they automatically say to me "Do you swear a lot" No I don't.. But make me mad and i will, lol .. I actually don't have that type but I do know a few people that do and it is fine, because i get that they can't help it. My daughters have some disabilities and they actually handle them well..
- Joy my oldest is 16 and can be quite a challenge sometimes but that is because of these disorders, let me explain her disabilities to you..
2- Bi-Polar Disorder - She is on a med for this and it is helping her, I believe this is why her moods go from happy to sad in second but i have taught her breathing to help it.
- April is my 14 year old and the middle child.. She has a more sever disability and if you are a friend of mine you do know that for sure.
1 - Chiari Malformation. This is a difficult one to describe so i will leave a link for it but normally with Chiari you need 1 maybe 2 brain surgeries, but April has had to have 5 so far. This first link is a link to a page I made about all the surgeries and other stuff April has been through so far,
This next links are pages on Chiari Malformation it gives pretty good information. Most likely better than i could describe :
Well I may have got of track a bit but i have always told my kids these things when they get upset about having "something wrong with them" or "being not normal" as they used to put it and still do very rarely..
- There is nothing wrong with you , You are special because those other people dont' have this.
- Educate people like i try to do, Explain to them what you have and how it makes you feel. Try to make them understand
- You may not see it but you may be more normal than they are..
- Put a smile on that beautiful face and go out and face that world head on, don't let anyone or anything hold you back.. You shine !
- Stand up for your friends or even other kids you see getting picked on if they are getting picked on, that makes you the bigger person, not the looser.
I wish every person would go by #5.. I do it whenever i see it happen.. I don't care if people want to say something to me or tell me to butt out.. I refuse to see anyone get picked on and I wont.. We live in America and that is my Freedom of Speech that I want to use and I will use it wisely !! I hope we can take care of each other more and more A Simple Random Act Of Kindness goes a Long Way..
As i say that about Random acts of Kindness.. I will leave you with a beautiful link that shows a beautiful act of kindness.. God bless you all !
Have a wonderful and Blessed Day..
Debbie
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