My Disability, My Story

Life has thrown many obstacles my way. With all these obstacles I still have not given in. In my almost 22 years of being on this earth, I have gone through more than most of you reading this. I was born with a disability known as Muscular Dystrophy. Basically this condition makes it very hard for me to retain muscle. Muscle function is quickly taken away. As a young child it didn't effect me too bad. I wasn't really able to run, that's about it.

In grade four was when things started to really go down hill. I broke my femur(largest bone in the body) slipping on black ice in January . I had a surgery to fix the femur. They put a rod and plate in my leg; still there today. Was in the hospital for a bit over a week. It took much rehabilitation to get it back to normal. It wasn't until July (7 months after the incident) It was probably about a week of walking without assistance until something happened; I broke the same femur, just in another spot. It wasn't as serious though. I was put in a hard cast for the remainder of the summer. After the cast was taken off, I needed a walker.      

  Then November of grade five I broke my ankle. So in less than one year, I broke three bones.Even better about 3 months after,  I broke my ankle again. About a year later I broke my ankle for a third time. I was definitely not a happy camper! That summer I broke my other ankle, 4 hours away from  home while camping in Parry Sound. After that I basically needed a wheelchair all day. A few months into grade 7 I got a manual chair, but i wasn't really strong enough to push it. Nothing bad happened to me that year. In grade 8, I got a power chair. The power chair definitely made life a bit easier.

Still didn't stop me from breaking my ankle again. While helping me get back in my chair after doing some stretching, my E.A. missed my seat and I rolled my ankle casing my seventh broken bone in 4 years. From grade 6 to grade 8, i cried myself to sleep many times. By grade seven, I could barely raise my arms.

With this post i'm not looking for sympathy, I just want to write my story down. I'm sure other people have had similar stories. they may appreciate, knowing they are not alone. This is the end of this post, but I will continue my story tomorrow!