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Image Made With Canva.com brandon has been a  supporter, and one of our greatest contributors of The Abler from the beginning, and we could not be more thrilled that he decided to share such an insiteful, and thought-provoking piece with us. If our readers would like to know more about Brandon, I highly suggest reading his latest. books The Emotional Struggle. The Emotional Struggle By Brandon Ryan   As a kid I can remembering being a very sensitive soul, getting ready for my first surgery, the nervous sensation filling my stomach. Upon telling my mom how nervous I was, I threw up right in front of her. At such a young age, I didn’t know how to handle or process what was about to happen to me. All I knew is that doctors were going to leave me with a rather lengthy scar on my back. There was no way I could know or prepare for the kind of pain that would follow the operation. That morning of the operation, I can remember getting to Children’s Hospital, very early...

Image made with Canva.com 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. Recently, I had decided to create a first-time client form. For anyone who is interested in working with The Abler Blog. If you haven't worked with me before and are serious in your interest to do just that- Drop a comment below this post and I'll send you the link to the form. The information I collect will not be shared. Resources Used: cdc.gov Back To The Basics-Lupus  Lupus is a chronic autoimmune that can do damage to any part of the body.  Lupus is more common among women ...

Hello everyone! Today is the last day of April, and as promised here is our latest guest blogger for the month of April. Please, help me welcome Nancy Kotch. Today Nancy brings us her story on how she is living and and embracing her life with the utmost positivity while having a genetic disease called,  Neurofibromatosis (N F).  Please enjoy Nancy's blogpost entitled, embrace. Graphic made with canva.com The photos  within the graphics are the personal property of  Nancy Kotch. Embrace  Nancy Pictured With Her Husband Jeff. Graphic made using canva.com My name is Nancy Koch and I am 42 years old. I am from Connecticut and now live in South Carolina with my husband and best friend Jeff for 10 years. Some of my favorite things are reading, doing puzzles, planting flowers, laying on my hammock, watching TV, coloring, going to dinner with friends, and listening to music. Together, Jeff and I enjoy riding on his motorcycle, traveling, hik...

WELCOME READERS TO OUR VERY FIRST CROSS-COVERED TOPIC OF 2020, CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION. A FEW THIS TO NOTE: 1 THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST OF ANY KIND. 2, THE CRIP CAMP POSTER USED IN THE PROMOTIOAL MATERIALS, I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS OF THAT PHOTO. 3. THE PLAFROM(S) WE USED TO CROSS-COVER ARE AS FOLLOWS: OUR PODCAST, THE MANY FACES OF THE ABLED (FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THIS BLOG.  THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT  I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS POST.  FOUNDER,  Jessica Niziolek Crip Camp, a Disability Revolution, Broken Spokes Productions imbd Information : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Official website: cripcamp.com  ✣Introduced to former camper, James Lebrecht (writer and director for the documentary and screenplay.) James  has spina bifida (went to the camp in the summer of 1971). Camp was  located in the cat-gills. The camp, which began in the 50’s with a very traditional layout, Later adap...

Author note: The images in this interview were made using canva.com Doaa's Interview: Introduction:  Hello Abler Family! Please help me welcome Doaa Shay! Former wheelchair splinter turned, wheelchair speaker, disability advocate, make-up artist. Connect with Doaa on social media here:  Facebook  Youtube  Instagram @ Doaa. Shayea SnapChat Doaa Shayea01  Twitter *Can you please share more of your back story in more details with our readers? *What is your personal opinion on ableism when it comes to talking about the disability community? *What is your biggest “pet peeve” when it comes to people’s reaction to your wheelchair and your disability, of spina bifida? *What would you say to someone who says disabled people are just “lazy”, and “attention seekers”? *What would you like to see improve greatly among the disability community? *If you could make changes to the 30-year ADA Bill what would it be and why? *Have you...

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...