My Supports

Supports are important to all aspects of one’s life. We all have supports of some kind in our lives. I have several supports in my life at this time, which are significant to my life. One of the most important supports that I have in my life are my family. My parents live near me and are able to help me by watching my daughters for me when needed. This is an essential thing as a single mom. I am currently caring for my elderly grandma who has dementia. I have someone that comes in occasionally to help with certain things that I cannot do. This is an essential support for me to provide quality care for my grandma. My children’s occupational, physical and speech therapists are great supports for caring for my children. I also, have supports that are objects that are necessary in order for my elderly grandma to stay at home. These supports are important, because without them it would be near impossible for me to care for my grandma at home. It would be difficult to live without the supports that I have form my children and from my family but not impossible. I would have a harder time helping my children to overcome the delays that they have without the support of their different therapists. It would be difficult for me to do anything that requires me not having my children with me without their support. The biggest impact that these supports would have on my life if they were gone is that I would not be able to do much because of the care I need to provide for my grandma.

The challenge that I chose to imagine is one of my children come down with a serious illness. One of the supports that I would need is doctors that specialize in the illness that she has. The special equipment would be a necessary support in order to provide for her. One of the supports that I would want to have around me is my family. Their support would be an important aspect to my own mental health as well as my strength. The benefits of these supports is that my family would be there to help me through the situation. The doctors would be very positive for the outcome of the challenge to be positive. I need so many things that I would not know what to do with if I did not have the doctors support and knowledge.  The supports that I have listed would be essential for a positive outcome in this challenge that I chose. I would not be able to work through the challenge without the supports that I have talked about.