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#CPChatNow Recap-5/8/24

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This past week in #CPChatNow was bumping as always. Members discussed engagements, job searches, new sports, and how CP impacts their mental health. This is #CPChatNow co-host, Devin Axtman, taking you along for the ride on this week’s recap.

First, we would like to congratulate #CPChatNow co-host, Jorge Oteiza, on his recent engagement!

jorge oteiza announcing his engagement with a picture of him proposing to his fiance

Next, Gracielita discussed her search for jobs, specifically work from home jobs.

gracelita and zach discussed the job search process, specifically work from home jobs to maintain her health

Next, Stephen mentioned that he has been getting into tennis by watching it on TV and playing video games.

steven and zach tweeted about how stephen has gotten into tennis by watching and playing video games

Finally, Zach and I talked about the changing impact of CP on mental health as we age. I also want to recommend folks check the recent episode The Accessible Stall Podcast did on the subject of cures.

zach asks how CP impacts people's mental health. i shared this has changed as i have aged and experienced more pain. zach agreed aging creates new challenges

This brings us to our Extend-The-Conversation Question: What are your favorite things to do for mental health self-care?

-Devin

#CPChatNow Recap- 3/20/2019

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This past week in #CPChatNow was bumping as always. Members discussed doing art, surprising interests, and the trending hashtag #AbeldsAreWeird. This is #CPChatNow co-host, Devin Axtman, taking you along for the ride on this week’s recap.

First, I hope you will spare me some personal happy news. I was engaged on vacation at Disney World recently. I know this is sappy, but I want to encourage everyone to keep trying. All it takes is finding the right person:

Zach asked me how my vacation was. i replied with magical with a picture of my fiancee showing off her engagement ring. i am in a gray shirt with mickey mouse on it and she is in a white minnie mouse shirt

Next, Zach asked if members had surprising interests. Paul shared an interest in collecting things:

paul said he likes to collect stuff like figurines, wall hangings, records, etc. each room has a different color and vibe

Hannah also made some cool art and decided to share it with members:

Hannah tweeted her artistic side. She created a drawing that said, "Fight in me' with a teal and purple butterfly. there is gray, pink, orange, and yellow.

Finally, members discussed the recent trending #AbeldsAreWeird hashtag. I shared my experience of a comment while waiting for a train.

I tweeted my #abeldsareweird hashtag. i was waiting for a train. A guy responded if he was in a wheelchair, he would kill himself.

A member retweeted Nicole Rodovsky’s tweet about parents shushing their children when they ask questions and not directing their questions to the person using a wheelchair:

nicole rodvosky tweets the worst thing people do is shush their child or pull them away. encourage them to ask them face to face and ask the actual person.

This brings us to our Extend the Conversation part of the recap. What are some weird moments with your disability?

I hope you enjoyed the recap! Please join us for more conversation and community each Wednesday at 8 Eastern on Twitter at #CPChatNow.

-Devin