I’m reminded of a line from the movie, “A Knight’s Tale”; “You’ve been measured. You’ve been weighed. And you’ve been found wanting.” What a mess if standards were applied to the ‘activities of daily living’ of the able bodied?
Sharing the trial and error learned lessons of a MS spouse caregiver / carer about family, home care, and transition to the care facility era from 23 years of living with Multiple Sclerosis as a family ... a ‘warts and all’ picture of living with MS.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Caregiving: reflecting on ...
Reflecting on my periodic entry about Patti’s “level of disability & ability”, I can’t help but find it curious over these decades that while science tries to measure the impact of a chronic illness or injury, on the other hand we do not try to evaluate the potential of those without physical or mental challenges.
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we would all be in trouble because I think all of us in some way are different and unique. Imagine trying to evaluate us all onto a scale. Mind boggling to say the least
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have a good hump day:)
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