This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Years ago when I worked 60 hours a week instead of playing with 4legged friends full time I was in home health care. I helped people who had Cerebral Palsy, were disabled from age or injury and for most of my working years I did hospice care.
It is incredibly hard and rewarding work. Lately around here I have been doing caregiving of the 4legged variety. I find it mostly just hard, especially as I feel the hospice part of our 4legged care is looming in the future.
All this has me thinking about the challenges of being a caregiver and the enormous challenges of having a disability. On the Training Levels Yahoo Group many are training their own service dog. And a challenge they have too! Yet they are really stepping up to the plate and asking for guidance to do so. But how unique their challenges are. I know how hard it has been for me to teach Maizey to LLW, can you imagine doing so with an electric wheel chair?
Perhaps we could all learn something from NMEDA. A non-profit group that helps educate people on equipment and safe driving for disabled persons.
Working in home health care I saw first hand how all equipment is not made equal. So it’s nice that they do personal interviews to help people be fitted for their personal needs.
Too bad they don’t do the same for our 4legged friends. One of the most important things you can do for a pup that has Degenerative Myelopathy is fit them for a supporting cart before they are paralyzed. Believe me it is complicated! Of course with Meeka’s further complications it doesn’t look like she will make it long enough to need a cart, but it’s always nice to know your options!
Who knows if that ends up being a need for her maybe I can find a company that is as informative as NMEDA!
