My supports are:
-My family, they all live far away from me but having the ability to call them up for anything is so important to me. If I was not able to keep in connect with my family over phone or email, I feel like apart of me would be lost, that I would not feel as whole. I would be losing my base.
-My boyfriend, he is who I go to with any problem and is my biggest support in Hawaii. I have actually been through a time when he was deployed and all communication was cut off and it was very hard. I had to find new ways to vent, new people to surround myself by, a way to continue my routine without him, which was very difficult. I became a little more independent then I already am during this time.
-My friends, my family doesn’t live in Hawaii and my boyfriend is in the Navy and leaves often but my friends are always here, they have become my new family. If I did not have my friends around I would be depressed, I think I would lose apart of myself.
-My car, I rely on it everyday to get me to and from work and where I need to go. I think life would be different without it and I would have to find new forms of transportation, like the bus but I would still be able to function, it would just be a change.
-My To Do list, I am a huge writer of do to list and have to be balancing work, school, and everything else. I would most likely forget to do things if I did not have them. I would have to find a new to keep organized, it would be a difficult transition.
-Money, even though I do not like to admit it but I need money. If I did not have money I would lose my apartment, I would not be able to buy food, etc. It is one of those things people can’t live without but if I had to, I would see a giant life change.
-A place to receive some kind of education, something to make me think and challenge myself. School and work provide me with my need to challenge myself. If I did not have that challenge and had no responsibilities I would lose my edge and my drive. I would lose my goals and overall not be the best I could be.
I have two cousins who are in wheelchairs and always wondered how they do it, how they stay positive and do not let them get in their way. So this is the challenge I chose. Supports that I foresee that I would need are; support from my family, boyfriend and friends, I would need someone on my side, someone who cares about who I am not my abilities. I would need to rely on others for transportation, for helping accesses places I couldn’t and to help make my daily routine something I could do on my own (move my clothes, food, and things I need to get ready to where I could reach them, etc). If I did not have people to depend on I do not know how I would function and I would also not be emotional stable. People are what help me get through the hard times.
