Of course I have to say that my family is biggest
supporter and cheer leader. The benefits of family support was when I fractured my foot, I had to
wear a boot, crutches and a skateboard. My family made sure that there were no
obstacles in the way of my getting around and they all took turns cooking
dinner and chores. And in my classroom,
it's my kiddos, they make my life so much easier because they follow the
classroom rules, showed empathy towards me and were responsible for their jobs within the classroom
without constant reminders.
The challenge I chose to imagine and the supports I
would want and need would be. I pray that this would never happen but because
it's for an assignment, wheel chair bound. The benefit of wheel chairs have
come so far, they are electric with a long life battery, they are accessible
with both ramps and parking and people don't stare as much as they use to. The
support that I would need would be emotional support. I think that would be the
biggest, and to not baby me. Treat as the same person before, just with a new
challenge.
The difficultly of having to exist without these
supports? The impact they would have on my life if they weren't there? I imagine
it would be really hard, without the mobility support of the chair, ramps and
parking would leave me home bound, which would put a strain on my family to
alter their schedules around me.
With regards to my kiddos, I would have to resign
and that would hurt my heart.
