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Disabled: To walk or not walk ———- That is the question

To walk or not walk

That is the question

I was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis in 2000.

I have been getting progressively weaker and have adapted my lifestyle to adapt to these changes. Never in my wildest dreams I thought that my body healthy and strong soon begin to deteriorate so fast. It has now reached a partial use of my right arm only. My left arm and legs are "just there for show" to prove that once was healthy.

Please do not misunderstand me I'm not complaining or looking for sympathy, but simply to make a statement as a preamble to my explanation of how to stay healthy and deep depression. The deterioration has been falling sudden unexplained gradually, the use of a cane (still falling), Walker (still falling), manual wheelchair (not included) for power wheelchair and elevation to the bed, toilet, etc. At least I do not fall over.

I lived for years trying to keep moving, though he was petrified of falling or tripping over the smallest things or sometimes just drops for no apparent reason. I did not want or could not use the stairs without help from any height and still I struggled. My heart beat so fast out of fear of falling that sounded like a jackhammer in my ears. In fact he often wondered if I could listen to others as well.

The relief came immediately to my situation in the shape of my wheelchair. The first time I sat in it the sense of relief was almost overwhelming. I knew I should never fall again. Why I have persevered for so long, while cracking ribs, toes, fingers, etc will never know. All I had to do was put my pride in my pocket and accept that there was a serious problem.

I could not drive and also could no longer work. I ran my own tiling contractor and now could not get in places where the probability of falling on the building material, or in the channels of the foundation was very real. I tried to work from home on various projects such as telemarketing, call center operator and others, but the disease is advanced became more and more difficult to use everyday objects which hitherto took for granted.

Then I discovered I could manage to type with some difficulty, yes, yet still kind. I started corresponding with people around the world who have the same disease – until my arms, after a few years, was too weak to write. My son showed me a program in Windows that provide access to the disabled. I found a keyboard on the screen where I could point to a letter and click. This was a fairly lengthy process, but I was back online.

I recently upgraded my computer and load a version of test Windows 7. This program also has an onscreen keyboard but with the added benefit of predictive text. This has really accelerated my writing why only has to write the first two or three letters before a selection committee word appears where you can select a word or ignore and write a word from the dictionary selected. Wow, what a difference.

Now that I have an upgraded computer that has become my tool of communication and keeps me busy all day until my return family work.

1. I struggled to open CD / DVD covers. Now all my CD's are loaded in Windows Media Player (music at the touch of a button without having to contend with the burden of CD or DVD
2. Contact us online via Skype or Facebook – I can "phone" my friends for a chat. I hope I did them in trouble with the boss.
3. E-mail to friends around the world
4. Games to play until I am sick of them.
5. I draw, paint, make cards, certificates, etc. A lot if you have programs or ADSL.

All this, without going online. There are endless applications across the network with phones, cameras, etc. Thank God for technology and the people who create new and useful things for our use. I am grateful for my team. I am not isolated.

Cape Town 25-09-09

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