Wheelchair

Over 150 years ago, in 1869, French neurologist Jean-Martin Charot first discovered Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. However, attention was not brought to it until 1938 when famous Yankees baseball player, Lou Gehrig, was diagnosed with the disorder. This came as a shock and heartbreak to all baseball fans, but also made ALS known worldwide. On July 4th 1939, Gehrig stood in front of thousands of fans and his own team to give the very well-renowned speech about his fortunate life thanks to…

The consequences of memory loss can be very severe when it comes down to Alzheimer’s or even an accident. Robert states on page 216“Flashbulbs memories are memories related to a specific, important, or surprising event that are so vivid they represent a virtual snapshot of the event… For example, involvement in a car accident, meeting one’s roommate for the first time…”. This demonstrates that the evaluation and recovery of a memory loss is dependable upon each patient, the seriousness of the…

Living with Lady Macbeth How does the play make use of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth to represent Lily’s coming of age? Introduction Everybody thinks Lily Morgan is very ordinary and rather dull.They are all wrong. Lily is identified to be dull, boring ,weird , also not very intelligent.But don’t let that deceive you because she is just like Lady Macbeth but knows really knows yet.Lily, like Lady Macbeth, is a woman with her eye fixed on a solitary ambition to succeed. She loves and understands…

If only I hadn’t had that accident I would not be where I am today. Every day I am thankful and grateful for the accident that I was involved in while in Iraq. I always said while joking but serious at the same time, that God if I was not in the military I will give myself to you completely in ministry. A few months while deployed to Iraq my vehicle was hit with an I.E.D. and the armor truck rolled down a hill on top of me and shattered my right knee and many other injuries. I believe God…

The second DNA sequence protein came out as alpha-synuclein which plays a role in Parkinson's disease. "Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that effects movement." (Mayo Clinic ) It effects the movement by making the body stiff or hard to move or to control. There are five different stages of Parkinson's disease. The first stage is the mildest form of Parkinson's disease, the symptoms are so minimal that they are often missed. Some of these symptoms in stage one…

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has implemented intervention programs within 16 states to combat prominent public health issues within America. However this paper take a closer look at the intervention program implemented in the state of Arkansas. The intervention program named The Arkansas Disability and Health Program, was funded by the National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities. Their aim for this intervention program was to promote good health of Arkansans with…

I know the frustrations of living with a visible disease, having to rely on leg braces and wheelchairs for parts of my life. I can remember how alienating it feels to look different than everyone else around you, and how other can make you feel even more distant from anyone else. In six grade when I was first diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth, I…

Nessa had been so busy running her mouth on the phone, that she was turning the corner on the street where Bam’s apartment was when she noticed his Eldorado sitting out front. She continued on towards the apartments to see what the ruckus was all about. She heard about twenty dudes talking loudly. They were all high and intoxicated. People who planned to attend the funeral were pulling up to get t-shirts of their own. “Auntie what it do?” Bam shouted from on top of the hill. “I meant to call…

treat everyone the same respect regardless of any differences. Everyone should have equal rights and the opportunities to access resources and services regardless of their individual needs or differences. For example, equal access to a building for wheelchair users. Equality helps to prevent discrimination by promoting the right to inclusion. Inclusion means to include an individual within a…

decision was to give the ladies at table two a dining experience that would feel like home. Some of the problems that were taking away from the overall dining experience was the constant struggle of the footrest under the table, and the height of the wheelchair preventing them from enjoying their meals. After trying many different…