When I started this course I knew one thing for sure and that is I know what life brings us as far as diversity including people with disabilities. You see I too have been to Holland instead of Italy. My life started out in Italy but took a turn and I ended up in Holland with my 4-year-old son having cancer. My son's life with cancer turned into being wheelchair bound and entering a whole new world of being disabled and unable to attend school due to chemo, pain, and a low immunity. Yes, I have seen and felt the perception of what people think of people with disabilities. Before my son had cancer was my perception different? Yes, as most people we look at people with disabilities as being different, limited, or maybe unable to do what we consider normal. Really thinking though what our normal is doesn't mean it is everyone's normal.
Now years later after my son has passed, I am remarried and I am in another chapter of my life, which really …show more content…
I have to say as I look back at my son's time of being disabled and now look at my husbands, people are more judgmental when it comes to my husband. Why? Well, first because my son was on chemo he was bald and people are more compassionate people having cancer than they are to my husband's disability. One thing I know or sure is that disabilities make people different, but the two people in my life were wanting, doing, achieving and also and most importantly are human and deserve(d) to be treated as so. My personal experiences has taught me to look at people with disabilities as dreamers with desires just like us and they are just as capable in doing so it just might take them a little longer or on a little different path. So, as a mother who went to Holland for a bit yes it was hard and so very sad, but you know people can learn to love
Now years later after my son has passed, I am remarried and I am in another chapter of my life, which really …show more content…
I have to say as I look back at my son's time of being disabled and now look at my husbands, people are more judgmental when it comes to my husband. Why? Well, first because my son was on chemo he was bald and people are more compassionate people having cancer than they are to my husband's disability. One thing I know or sure is that disabilities make people different, but the two people in my life were wanting, doing, achieving and also and most importantly are human and deserve(d) to be treated as so. My personal experiences has taught me to look at people with disabilities as dreamers with desires just like us and they are just as capable in doing so it just might take them a little longer or on a little different path. So, as a mother who went to Holland for a bit yes it was hard and so very sad, but you know people can learn to love