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Facing Disability

FacingDisability.com is designed to help the parents, families and friends of people who are facing disability with SCI navigate through social issues, sexuality, and bowel function.

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Health and Wellness on a Continuum: Associated Conditions

Health and wellness are concepts that influence one’s quality of life; they comprise a dynamic state that everyone addresses throughout their lifetime. This state changes depending on other factors that enter into your life. Health and wellness include many areas of your life such as physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cognitive (thinking) areas.

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Emotional Adjustment to Life Changing Events

Someone who has a newly acquired physical condition goes through a range of emotional and physical adjustments. Changes in independence, appearance, relationships and ability to work, drive, and do normal activities at home are all typical and can lead to:

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Peer Mentor Program at the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app

Peer mentor program and the peers are available to patients and their families at the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app, Streeterville and Wheeling Day Rehab.

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Listing: Medical ID Bracelets

American Medical ID provides medical ID bracelets, necklaces and medallions to assist persons in a emergency. IDs can be customized highlighting key information that can help others assist a person with a disability or chronic illness.

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