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Due to unforeseen events Aprils' Topic on the condition of Lyme Disease has gone live a day early. This also includes all promotional materials for this post.  Disclaimer:  I am in no a professional of any kind. I am strongly against self-diagnosis, and encourage my audience to please seek the professional advice of their own trusted medical professional and any other trusted professional depending on the topic at hand. The Abler Blog ONLY PROVIDES LIMITED GENERAL INFORMATION, and  ALWAYS CITES WHERE THEY FIND THEIR RESOURCES AND OR INFORMATION. Jessica Niziolek, Founder Of The Abler Blog, and online community. Photo curtsey of Unspash.com Lyme Disease  The site that was used for research purposes of this topic, is as follows. https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html Lyme is the most common vector-borne disease in the united states.  What Causes the disease? It is cased by a bacteria called, borrelia burgdorferi or borrelia mayonil. How ...

In honor of CP Awareness Day this year, I wanted to share my personal story of CP. I'd love for all my readers and follwers to check it out! If you have any questions please, don't hesitate to ask! The following video and music were from the iMovie program. The graphics in the presentation are both from Google, and made with Canva.com I do not own the rights to the music in this video. I was born  premature, a “micro preemie” weighing in at 1lbs, 9 oz’s (six before my first of nearly 20 related surgeries.) I began showing signs of seizure activity at the age of 2. From 2 to my early teens I was on medication to control them. I was walking on my own until the age of four. When I had a major growth spirit, that threw off my center of gravity. I never regained my center of gravity, so I then began using a wheelchair to get around.   I did try using crutches when I was around 6, 7 years old but it didn’t pan out. I have also used AFO’s (leg braces) from the time i was...

  A while back I went to the doctor for a physical. Everything was going well with the normal standard questions. Then, the nurse asked me a question I was not expecting. "Larissa, what do you do in day hab?" Now, for those of you who don’t know what it is, day Habilitation is a person-centered program for individuals who have mental and physical disabilities. They go to these programs during the day when their caretakers may be at work or tending to other obligations. Individuals who attend these programs have typically aged out of schooling programs. These programs are empowering in how they strive to promote independence and individuality in the individuals it serves by allowing them to choose their daily activities. It allows individuals to explore new interests, become more involved in their community, increase communication and interpersonal skills as well as create and accomplish individual goals. Some individuals who attend these programs look forward to...

This is NOT a paying position. If you're interested please connect with the founder, Jessica via, the blog or any of the social platfirms the abler is active on with your comments or questions  about how to get involved, as well as what the requirements are. Thank you. Jessica image made with canva.com 

Hi Everyone!  First and foremost, thank you for your paitence while I went on hiatus to take care of some personal business. For right now, I am back part-time, but will most likely be back in full-time mode after March 11th 2020.  Returning to the remaining topics on our list. The new topic for  March is on  the health condition: Fibromynalgia. I am in NO WAY a medical professional of any kind, nor do I encourage self-diagnosing. The following post is just a general information post. Please consult with your trusted medical professional for a proper diagnosis. Thank you.  P.S. Later this month we will have a post dedicated to the disability: Cerebral Palsy in honor of March being awareness moth for this very complex disability.  Thank you all for your continued support, but please take not that his blog, and all social channels are being moderted by the founder, and all spam comments do and will continue to be removed accordingly.  Founder Of ...