Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Understanding not all physical disabilities fit the sterotype!

                                                    Physical disability
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 Physical disabilities is described as the inability to use arms, or trunk because of paralysis, stiffness, pain or other impairments. Chloe issue is nerve which she has been dealing with since birth.

Chloe's size and T-shape body type all played into the severity of her diagnosis. When we went to SSI and produced a Neurological evaluation from when she was 13 months old it was approved so fast it was amazing. Compliments from the SSI worker to Chloe as to how she over came a lot to get to this point and she should of got Disability since birth. We just never got around to it.

I hope you notice in this picture above the  left shoulder is slightly higher then the right shoulder. She saw 3 different  physical therapist at different times who worked with clients who have  headaches  that were due to upper back issues. The headaches were different types but did include Vascular Headaches  all having different severity of pain when she gets them.

So  Chloe has real good days and then headache days. We are working on strengthening her up to get a part time job and see if all her Neurologist interventions will help her make that happen.

Physical disabilities have good days and bad. Please do not judge a person with a "Physical Disability"by the way they look from day to day and realize there are many factors involved to get her to this point.


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