Disabilites... got any?

[AngieDoogles]

I am lucky enough to have no disabilities. My husband however was born with a clubbed foot and spinabifida. The clubbed foot was taken care of through surgeries and physical therapy. His mom says it was awful having to see him with a huge cast on his leg while he was so young. He doesn't really have any symptoms of this now that he's older, only a scar and different sized feet. His left foot is a show size and a half smaller than his right.

His spinabifida wasn't treated because there's nothing really to do for it. It's a whole in the spinal cord where the spine didn't grow together completely during prenatal development--this is why folic acid is so important for women to take even if there is only a slight possibility of becoming pregnant, because when you know you're pregnant it's too late for the folic acid to help. The spinabifida doesn't cause any major problems but he does get awful headaches, neck pain, and back pain because his muscles have to tense so much to make up for the gap. It's especially painful when the temperature drops...and I just hate not being able to do anything significant to ease his pain. But then I remember that some people with spinabifida can't even walk, so really we have a lot to be thankful for.

[katepoet]

Our niece had spina bifida when the surgeries were experimental. She had many, MDs predicted she'd live to age 4 - it was very severe. She made it to 24! Amazing!

Have you tried acupuncture or chiropractic for releasing the muscles? Both work for me at different times and in different ways.

[Janet]

We've been very blessed physically and for the most part mentally..lol

My husband has Rhuematoid Arthriits and just had back surgery the 9th of Aug. He's doing good and when he goes to the Dr. the 31st, we're pretty sure he'll be released to go back to work....YEAH!!!

Me, I take thyroid and blood pressure medicine so I'm doing good...I'm just plain fat! I need to get that under control before it starts causing me problems as I age.