How To Overcome A Disability When It Happens To You?
Ask God to help you if you are trying to overcome a disability?
(Learn how to build a wheelchair ramp on the bottom of this page!)
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To overcome a disability may be full of frustration and many disappointments, but it is an opportunity to showcase one’s strength and resilience. Scott Hamilton once said, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude,” and I couldn’t agree more. It takes a positive mindset to overcome the challenges of disabilities, illness, or disease. Instead of focusing on what you cannot do, focus on what you can do! Comparing yourself with others will only keep you from realizing your full potential. God has allowed us to go through difficult times for reasons we may not understand now, but we must trust that it serves a greater purpose.
Ben Hersh Taught Me A Lot About Gratitude! He Was Very Limited In What He Could Do, Yet Ben Was Always Happy And Cheerful. Ben Was Differently-Abled (Not Like Those Of Us Who Can Walk, Talk, And Take Care Of Ourselves) Ben Used What He Had And Was Happy! Bottom Line ~ Ben Learned How To Overcome A Disability That He Did Not Ask For, But God Helped Him Cope And Even Strive To Have A Good Life!
As caregivers for those living with disabilities or illnesses, we have the privilege of witnessing firsthand how God provides in special ways for these individuals. Ben Hersh was a remarkable example of someone who refused to let his cerebral palsy define him; he lived daily with grace and dignity despite his limitations. He taught me that even the smallest act of kindness can make all the difference in someone’s life – delivering newspapers to hospital patients or making greeting cards for those in need brought joy and light into their lives while also providing fulfillment for himself as well.
Let us all strive towards having Ben’s attitude – determined, compassionate, and grateful- Ben was not only my client but a friend and inspiration to me. I helped Ben deliver newspapers to St. Luke’s Hospital and made greeting cards for the Jewish Community. Ben had a wonderful personality and a big heart, and everyone loved him. We all face our struggles along our journey called life, and some people have a little bit more of a struggle, but God loves us all! ~ Bill Greguska
Hebrews 12:13 “Make level paths for your feet” so that the lame may not be disabled but rather healed.
Put The Word GO… In Front Of The Word DISABLED = (GODISABLED)
To Overcome A Disability, It Makes A Person Think Outside The Box!
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Disability Or Not ~ABILITY Is In The Word DISABILITY!
With God ~ All Things Are Possible!
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Are you struggling with how to overcome a disability of your own presently?
God is able!!! Life sometimes can get incredibly frustrating, with physical or emotional challenges to overcome daily! I just wanted to tell you about my friend Nate. Between his faith in God, self-determination, and help from family and friends, Nate Rymsza gets the job done. Nate struggles like any of us in life, but I would not put Nate’s name and the word disabled in the same sentence. Sure, Nate cannot do a few things, but generally speaking, nothing really stops him.
Nate Is Very Independent And Self Sufficient.
He does not let his disability stop him from living a healthy life. He works at a store on a cash register and other assignments and enjoys his life by playing wheelchair basketball, hockey, and baseball. God has blessed Nate with powerful upper body strength, which significantly helps him. Nate and I occasionally shoot hoops in my backyard, and Nate has a great shot! Nate is a big Brewers, Bucks, and Packers fan.
Do you seem that you are just getting by day after day? Do you want more out of your life and believe there is no reason not to do so? Many people have disabilities. Do not let the disability define you, and do whatever you can without comparing yourself to what others can do.
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Turning A Disability Into An Ability Is To Overcome A Disability!
God Loves Each And Every One Of His Children!
If you happen to have a disability, don’t consider yourself disabled. Look at things like God-Is-Abled!
Disability Is Not The Same As Inability! God loved you and made you the way that you are. He has allowed your disability for a reason. Your job is to continue doing your very best with what you have! God is not ignoring your disability but using it in ways you might not even realize! Don’t be discouraged or doubt the Lord Jesus; have patience in your daily affliction. Many people have overcome a disability to compete in competitive sports with all their hearts and be successful! Doing whatever you can and doing it best is a great place to learn to overcome all disabilities. ~ Bill Greguska
Here Are Some Helpful Links:
- Does the Bible talk about attitude?
- How to deal with chronic illness?
- Was Paul’s thorn in the flesh something specific?
- What does the Bible say about suffering?
- Why does God allow people to be disabled?
Famous Inspirational People With Disabilities!
All Things Are Possible ~ Even With Disabilities!
Ben Hersh lived a useful and very productive life despite having a disability with Cerebral Palsy since birth!
Ben Hersh Enjoying Time At The Airport!
Nick Vujicic has no arms or legs and has learned to look at his life from a different perspective, turning his disabilities into his ability and ultimately blessing many people due to what God has done in his life.
Nick Is Truly Amazing!
He has encouraged many others to live their lives for the Lord, and he is a shining example of being Christ-like if you want to discover God’s standard of being Christ-like.
What we do with our abilities is our gift back to God in thanks. The bottom line is to do all you can with all you have.
A Part Of A Day With Nick Vujicic!
Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:
Matthew 11:5 ESV
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 21:14 ESV
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Job 29:15 ESV
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
Luke 7:22 ESV
And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.
How You See Yourself Is A Way How To Overcome A Disability?
I used to Build Wheelchair Ramps For 10 Years For A Ministry Called Faith Indeed. Bill Greguska
Building wheelchair ramps was a blessing for me. I built approximately 500 ramps in 10 years. On average they were 25-45 feet long or longer. It was so wonderful to see the difference the ramps made in their lives!
My Big boss paid for all the lumber, labor, insurance, tools, and everything needed. Clients sometimes donated some money, but my boss was very generous. We got the leads from the department of ageing and followed up with an assessment, then put the plans together, and did the job.
We discovered that people were not able to be discharged to go back home after a hospitalization, so we stepped in and helped them to get back into their homes. Brother Bob, Bill, Ron West, Bob Stukenberg, and I worked together to get these ramps accomplished, plus other smaller tasks like putting in safety rails, hand held showers, and other things to make the elderly and disable have a easier time in life!
How To Build A Wheelchair Ramp For Someone Who Needs One!
I used to build wheelchair ramps for a ministry called “Faith Indeed”
This is how I did it… If you have any questions, please Contact Us.
The client needs to be informed of his or her options in building their ramp. For example to have the posts on top of the ground or underground. Explain the code situation and also figure out if it is going to be a temporary ramp for someone that knows they are moving soon or terminal health type situation, where they would not want 4′ holes dug into their ground. We need to inform the customer so they can make their own decision for themselves.
We build how the client wants us to build. Explain the payment situation 50% before starting and the other 50% when done. We can estimate the amount of time it will take to build, but sometimes weather or other things might interfere.
Explain that we will need a power source for our power tools. Also to be able to use the bathroom if someone is home. We can also include the take down of the ramp at their request once it is needed any longer.
How we find out how big the ramp needs to be is relatively simple.
First you need to measure the height of the steps from the door in which the ramp is coming out of. Let’s say there are 4 steps and the height is 28”. Then you must look to see if the area that the ramp will be landing on is a flat surface. If it is not, then you need to use a laser to see how many inches it slopes down. The amount of inches, let’s say 3” then needs to be added to the 28” which will give us the total inches of 31”. Now for every inch in height, the length of the ramp (not including any decks) needs to be 31′ in length.
The pitch needs to be 12:1 to insure a safe and smooth incline and decline of the ramp. (one inch in height will need one foot in length of ramp ) Let’s say instead of the above example of 31′ you would build it only 20′, that would result in an unsafe ramp because the angle of incline would be very hard to get up, and in bad weather very slippery and easy to fall down.
Overview of what the ramp is made out of?
Ramps that are build outdoors need to be green treated. Indoor ramps on the other hand do not need to be green treated. We use Ponderosa pine lumber. The size boards we use are 2” x 6” x (what ever length) we need to build each custom ramp. The deck boards are typically 1 ¼’ deck boards. We use 2” deck screws to fasten the deck boards on.(some special request we can use green treated plywood) The deck boards are good for draining of rain water compared to plywood which is not as good. We use 4 x 4 posts which we use 6” carriage bolts, washers and nuts to fasten together. On top of the posts we add post tops to make it look nice and to protect it from damage from rain from cracking. We also use two sets of 2”x 6” rails. (we can put on regular hand rails by the request of the customer as an extra feature). The ramp and deck joists are 2” x 6” material, with 2” x 6” supports going down approximately every 8′ to give extra strength. We also add a little coffee / plant holder on the inside of the angle of two rails. The end of the ramp we install an aluminum tread plate to ensure a comfortable entrance and exit of the ramp with out having a big bump to deal with.
What the customer needs to do?
Not that much, except that the customer needs to be aware that the exit to their house that we are going to be working on, might be out of use for up to a few days or even more depending on circumstances and also the size of the ramp. Please keep your dog or cat away from us, unless you are sure they will not do us any harm. We do like animals but to your dog or cat, we are strangers.
Few simple definitions of different parts of the wheelchair ramp.
- Deck= The flat area which is attached to the ramp in order to make the ramp change directions.
- Door threshold= usually does not need a transition plate, only if there is too big of bump to overcome.
- Rail= Made out of 2” x 6” lumber. Upon request we can also add a regular wooden handrail with hardware.
- Ramp= Is obviously the part that gets you in your house. A 12:1 pitch is very important.
- Stain= Do not stain your new ramp, wait 6 months / year to dry out the wood. Then you can have it stained.
- Tread plate= The piece that connects the ramp with the sidewalk or into the house for smooth transition.
Deck
The deck is made up of 2” x 6” green treated lumber. They are screwed together with Three- 3” deck screws at each corner area. In the middle there is a support 2” x 6” to give it more stability. Four- 4” x 4” are bolted on with Two- 6” carriage bolts, washers and nuts. The deck area is the place where we attach the coffee / flower shelve for convince, strength and looks. Attached to the 4” x 4” posts, we attach 2” x 6” rails.
Ramp
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