Living with Disabilities

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about osteoporosis. And this article will be broken into two-part sections.   Living With Disabilities would like to begin by giving you an outline of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes bones to become brittle and weak, to the point where even minor stresses, such as bending over or coughing, can result in a fracture. Osteoporosis-related fractures most commonly occur in the hip, wrist, and spine. Bone is a living tissue that constantly breaks down and replaces itself. What causes Osteoporosis ? Osteoporosis develops when the production of new bone does not keep up with the loss of old bone. Osteoporosis is a disease that affects men and women of all racial backgrounds. White and Asian wo...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about the   disabled community.   Around 15% of the world's population has some sort of disability, with 2–4% of them experiencing considerable difficulty in functioning. In addition, the prevalence of disability is higher in poorer countries. How would society know about the disabled population and all the challenges that individuals with disabilities had to go through if it wasn't for Crip Camp, a Nexflix Documentary?  Some parts of society got the memo about what people with disabilities need and some parts of society are still acting like people with disabilities are transparent. They don't exist on this planet. This is enough to give a person heartburn. And it just does ...

  Nicky Bohm sits down and shares her story about living with Tourettes and Hemi dystonia. 

  First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with only a few weeks remaining in the month, let's talk about Depression, a mental illness that affects millions of people.   Statistics show that approximately 17.3 million American adults, or 7.1% of the United States population aged 18 and older, are affected by depression in a given year. As stated by Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Depression does not stand alone, Often coexists with other illnesses and medical conditions. Here is the list of illnesses and medical conditions.      About 15 percent to 25 percent of cancer patients suffer from depression. Men and women with cancer are thought to be equally affected by depression, and gender-related differences i...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about Medical Shunt System. What is a shunt ? A hallow surgical tube is also called a catheter. What is the procedure ? Shunt treatments can relieve hydrocephalus symptoms like gait problems, mild dementia, and lack of bladder control by relieving pressure on the brain produced by the condition. What types of shunts are available ?  The abdomen (ventriculo-peritoneal or lumbo-peritoneal shunt) The lung (ventriculo-pleural shunt) The heart (ventriculo-atrial shunt) When having a shunt, the neurosurgeon will go over the pros and cons of each option. Ventriculo-Peritoneal Syndrome: Special Considerations (VP) Shunt Before any abdominal surgery, notify your neurosurgery team so that pr...

  First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about what is Hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is due to a fluid build-up in the cavities within the brain.  Cerebrospinal fluid usually flows through the ventricles chambers and bathes the brain and spinal column. But the pressure of too much cerebrospinal fluid linked with hydrocephalus can harm the brain tissues and cause a range of brain function problems. The additional fluid puts pressure on the brain and can cause brain damage.  Hydrocephalus can happen at any age, It's most common in infants and adults over sixty and over. Operation for hydrocephalus can restore and maintain normal spinal fluid levels in the brain. Various therapies are often required to control symptoms o...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about codependent parents.   Some people with disabilities may deal with this and find it very hard to navigate through a parent who is codependent on them. Especially, at an adult age.   What is a codependent parent ?   A parent who has an unhealthy attachment to their child and attempts to exert or express control over them as a result of that attachment.  When it comes to being a child with a disability, a parent will find methods to be attached to their child because their needs were not fulfilled when they were young.    Living With Disabilities agrees with the definition of What is a codependent parent . And it's extremely toxic for the person struggling w...