tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post3882135727292489923..comments2024-03-21T07:04:24.033-04:00Comments on THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: My Father, My Memories, My SonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368028391616959419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-38399635325186293162012-03-28T15:17:37.012-04:002012-03-28T15:17:37.012-04:00Hi Matt, your thoughts are truly a gift, thank you...Hi Matt, your thoughts are truly a gift, thank you!!!The Caregivers' Living Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920119448415733545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-47049490486471289572012-03-28T14:03:04.537-04:002012-03-28T14:03:04.537-04:00Hi Donna,
I believe Louise and you are correct by...Hi Donna,<br /><br />I believe Louise and you are correct by implying that in the generation of your parents, "there was such an aversion to dependence." However, one can counter act this feeling by finding a sense of self worth or purpose in life.<br /><br />Moreover, we must remember that acquiring a handicap through stroke, illness or accident, is very different from childhood disability.<br /><br />Lastly, the use of the internet has allowed me to access the world and transcend the four walls of my freedom, but I still yearn for continued medical care, education, human interaction and the ability to travel the world. For example, I will be undergoing mayor surgery, as an adult, in an attempt to combat the affects of cerebral palsy and restore some of my lost mobility. I also realize that I could be gambling with my way of life (as you did with Nicholas), but if the procedure is successful, I can begin opening the door to greater adult care. The medical community will be faced with a choice: Continued care, which maintains the health of a disabled person, or greater paralysis and death?<br /><br />Our ability to reason, as well as our innate human capacity for compassion, should not only live within the walls of Holland Bloorview or pediatrics, which embarks upon innovative procedures and emerging technologies, but we must be compelled to bare the responsibility of extending these practices by building new partnerships, throughout one's lifespan, for all those who love their children and cherish life.<br /><br />Please, "May we never stop turning disability into possibility."<br /><br />Matt KamaratakisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-63043259296585282352012-03-28T09:03:20.414-04:002012-03-28T09:03:20.414-04:00What a moving and beautiful post!
I think you'...What a moving and beautiful post!<br /><br />I think you're so right that that generation had such an aversion to any kind of 'dependence' and had no way of envisioning a different type of experience with disability.<br /><br />I am glad you shared this story. I bet your dad was really proud of you!BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.com