Kate Adamson
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Feb. 23, 2005
Having a great journey! Wish you were here. Of course, you are on your own journey. How has it been?
My journey has been an amazing, soul stirring-deep-down-in-the-gut-reaching adventure. Sometimes people suggest that being paralyzed must have been a really tough challenge – and it was. Then I wonder where they have been paralyzed and maybe didn't even know it. Being unable to move forward in ways you really want to move can be a tougher challenge in some ways than physical paralysis. At least I had the focus and attention of professional staff, a supportive husband and friends to help me get “un-paralyzed” and now I am here to help you – if you want me to.
So, how about you? Do you feel paralyzed in some way that is keeping you from moving to your next level of accomplishment? What is stopping you from moving forward right now? That is as real a form of paralysis as you can get and it is as disabling as any physical handicap; but the good news is, it can be overcome.
Recently I took my message into the local middle School, where 400 sixth grade students discovered firsthand what it is like to cope with a physical disability. From Monday through Thursday, I visited them in their classrooms and gave them a fun opportunity to experience the obstacles that people with physical and learning disabilities face – and the tools used to overcome them.
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From speaking to sixth graders, I moved onto speaking with first year physical therapists at USC. I gave them a perspective from a stroke survivor so they will have a deeper appreciation of what dedicated therapists can accomplish with a better understanding of the patients they serve.
Exercising for cardiovascular fitness at my local college. A student nurse wraps my still paralyzed left arm and straps my left foot to the pedal of a stationary bike. My muscles get moving; and, wow, do I feel it today! Do you have a physical disability? Take advantage of your local college’s adaptive programs for cardiovascular fitness – swimming, strength training, etc. These wonderful courses are designed for us with disabilities. There is no excuse for not feeling and doing better!
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