Daily Supports

My Supports

As I have gotten older I have begun realize how important it is to have support. I don’t care how old you are or where you are in life you will always need some type of support in life. I am very thankful for my support system, I don’t know where I would be without them. My mom supports me daily by taking and picking my daughter up from school. She helps her with her homework before I get off of work and also feeds her. So by the time I get home all I have to do is hear all about her day and tell her about mine. My mom is heaven sent, I work out of town so my mom also handles things for me that I can’t because of my work schedule. It’s like wherever there is a loose end my mom is there to mend it back together for me and I appreciate her for that. My next support sad to say is my cell phone, my cell phone is a life saver. It allows me to get messages at work when the lines are tied up and also to take to family members who live miles away. I can check my e-mails from it, video chat, text, etc. My cell phone allows me to do a lot in the absence of my lap top, not to mention it gives me comfort while I am riding the dangerous highways by myself. A lot of us would be lost without our phones and I know I would be one of them. Lastly my family and my friends are my biggest support. They keep me motivated to keep going and not to let anything get in my way. Whenever I need help or fall short they are always there to help me. Every now and then I need a little extra push to keep myself afloat of things and they are right there to give it to me.

If I did not have the supports that I have I would honestly be lost in life. I could survive without my cellphone but without my mom and the rest of my family and friends I would be nothing. If it wasn’t for my mom I know getting my daughter to and from school would be a hard task even though it would get done. I wouldn’t be able to get a lot of things done while I am at work, because I don’t get a break or that much free time while I am there. It makes a world of difference when you know you are loved and supported. My mom and family have helped me to become the woman that I am today. I haven’t always made the best decisions in life but through it all they have been there for and I am forever grateful for their daily support.

It was very hard for me to think of myself with a specific challenge, but then I thought about it things happen at the blink of an eye you can be up today and down tomorrow. So the challenge that I choose was if I was blind. I choose this challenge because I have a classmate that was trying to help a young lady who getting raped and beat. In the process the men who were attacking the young lady jumped on my classmate and beat him so badly he lost his vision in both eyes. I am friends with him on face book and I see the daily struggles that he goes though. As odd as it might sound I admire him for trying to take care of himself and his elderly mother. He even still tries to enjoy some of his favorite past times like fishing with the assistance of friends. I often think to myself how would I handle being blind? Would I give up on life and become totally dependent on others? Or would I be brave and try to be as independent my classmate? I feel that I would definitely needs the support of my family and friends. I would also learn brail and use my others senses to move around in my home and maybe even the outside environment. I would maybe even consider having a service animal to help me be more independent. I would look forward to learning a lot from maybe even a school for people who are blind.

If I didn’t have the support have the support of my family and friends I would be ok but things would be a little harder to do, if I were blind. My mom is very resourceful so I know she would help me to find public transportation to help me get around, which is something that I might have trouble setting up myself. My family could help take care of me also so without them like I stated before I could make it but it would just be a little harder to get things done. I couldn’t imagine not being able to see my daughters face or the beautiful morning and evening skies. I would hope that I could still work in the field of education. But if it ever was the lords willing for me to be this way I would just have to pray and hope that my support system would remain strong.