Down, But Not Broken: How to Overcome Your Recent Disability

Living with a disability isn’t something that always happens to just other people. The World Health Organization reports that 650 million people throughout the world are coping with a disability.

When a disability occurs, distress manifests itself beyond the immediate physical challenges. For instance, inability to complete tasks formerly taken for granted typically results in depression. Depression becomes an illness in combination with the original disability.

Persons suffering a disability are sometimes forced into limited financial funds, combined with steep medical expenses. Over 40 million Americans are reported to have some disability, and many of these people subsist at poverty levels. …read more