The activities provide the participants with a sense of purpose. In the article “The Meaning of Craft,” one man completed his late wife’s handicrafts as a way to cope and bring meaning to his life (Pollanen, 2013). It was something that he enjoyed doing and was an outlet for his feelings. Many people who become disabled later in life usually already have a leisure activity that they enjoy participating in, and when they become disabled, they feel as if they have lost all sense of purpose and meaning. For example, Victoria Arlen enjoyed swimming when she was younger, but was paralyzed by a debilitating condition. When she awoke from her coma, she thought that she would never be able to swim again and became very depressed. She felt as if she lost her purpose. Once she realized that she could swim even with her disability, she went on to win medals at the Paralympics. She regained her sense of purpose and meaning through a leisure activity that was important to
The activities provide the participants with a sense of purpose. In the article “The Meaning of Craft,” one man completed his late wife’s handicrafts as a way to cope and bring meaning to his life (Pollanen, 2013). It was something that he enjoyed doing and was an outlet for his feelings. Many people who become disabled later in life usually already have a leisure activity that they enjoy participating in, and when they become disabled, they feel as if they have lost all sense of purpose and meaning. For example, Victoria Arlen enjoyed swimming when she was younger, but was paralyzed by a debilitating condition. When she awoke from her coma, she thought that she would never be able to swim again and became very depressed. She felt as if she lost her purpose. Once she realized that she could swim even with her disability, she went on to win medals at the Paralympics. She regained her sense of purpose and meaning through a leisure activity that was important to