Living Well with a Disability

Participant Testimonials

Here are comments from Kansans around the state who have participated in Living Well with a Disability.

How has the Living Well course been useful to you?

• I try different things.
• I’m setting goals, planning daily meals, and following the goals through.
• Goal setting every day, monthly, and long term has helped me. The materials can be referred to in every day life.
• I take a new look out on every thing.
• I now set goals and problem solve using the format presented in the class – there was a lot of good info.
• I use the knowledge I have gained in public. I also understand my rights a great deal more.
• I will try to get more exercise, take better care of my apartment.
• I try to adapt each day and never go past my limitations. I'm good at making lists to do then crossing things out as they are done.
• I have begun cooking new healthier foods. Am working on a budget and trying to find help for medication costs. Will try to find ways to advocate for the independent disabled in particular, who function mostly alone.
• I will be more concerned about my eating habits as a diabetic.
• I’ll use the graphic charts to track progress/goals.
• It helps keep me on track.
• I will help people whenever I can.
• I think some of us will continue to do advocacy work together for the community.
  
  
  What did you like best about the Living Well course?
  

• Learning different things.
• Getting together and sharing everybody's ideas.
• The feeling of family we all had.
• Group of people being able to open up about what they thought each lesson was about.
• The group meeting, listening to everyone's problems and issues.
• It was like a group meeting where people talk about what's on their mind that related to each chapter.
• The group – getting to know other and building a support system.
• I liked it best when we would talk about stuff and share experiences and ideas and plans for the future. The people added real texture to the class.
• All of it.
• The Wii fitness day.
• Getting to play the Wii.
• Allowing us to get feedback from everyone in the group.
• Communicating with others in class.
• Chapter 9 – “Eating Well to Live Well.”
• Friendly presentation.
• Meeting people and working with them.
• Everything.
• The fellowship and discussion of very good written materials.
• The group and the leaders.
• Learning about new foods.
• Learning how to live well with disability.
• Going to library.
• Getting to know one another.
• Learning how to set goals; fellowship with people.
• All.
• The presenters were good.
• To know there are people as I am.
• The info.
• The group setting and the sharing.
• All of it.
• Information and the healthy eating chapter.
• Getting out of house.
• Interaction.
• The people and the help it provided.