I became verrry painfully, & permanently, disabled in 2001, right after a double spinal fusion, because the huuugest 18~wheeler slammed my 10yr old daughter & I, & then he drug us down the highway, until we were, finally, left fishing all over the highway w traffic STOPPED only 1/2 mile ahead off us. Luckily, for us, I was Certified as an Anti Terrorist Driver @Sears Point Raceway, in 1994; so, I was actually able to handle our car... & SAVE OUR LIVES, thanx to that training!!♡ Although, unfortunately... I can, permanently, no longer walk my stand much @ all. B4 the accident, & 3 spinal fusion surgeries... I had ALWAYS been such an ACTIVE person, I was always exploring & adventuring all over California, & even beyond our beautiful borders!! After my permanent disability, I became sooo much MORE CREATIVELY ACTIVE!! I will make something beautiful from ANY junk that Ufind, & that others might just throw away, without a thought!! I love to make fine gemstone jewelry w fine metal wires, reinvent old furniture pieces, & find new painting techniques for furniture & for home decor FUN. I have taught myself how to make All Natural Dream Catchers, Macrame Wall Hangings & Shelves, Wire Woven Fine GemStone Jewelry, & ANYTHING Crocheted. I've also been trying my hand @ pyrogrrophy {wood burning} lately, & I've been finding Fun Painting Techniques to Reinvent Old Chairs, Cabinets, Tables, Buffets, & ANYTHING else that I can get my hands on. I've turned my innate energies inward, & have become sooo much more creative than I've ever been b4. I used to ALWAYS be sooo busy on my feet, but, now that I MMMUST stay OFF of my feet... I find interesting things to make... from a {MOSTLY} seated position... & this has been working out for me!! CREATIVITY CAN BEAT DEPRESSION, OR AT LEAST KEEP IT AT BAY!!! It CAN give YOU a great sense of ACCOMPLISHMENT & PRIDE!!! & These feelings ARE SO IMPORTANT, to someone who is Disabled, & ESPECIALLY, to those Disabled folks, who are 'Shut Ins'. Art CAN FREE U!!! TRUST ME, I KNOW THIS 2B TRUE!!!