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Asked by anon-176315 to Mark on 15 Jun 2018.
Question: what can cause a disability half way through life?
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Mark Kirkwood answered on 15 Jun 2018:
It depends what sort of disability you mean.
People who get into accidents like car crashes, can become disabled from their injuries.
Otherwise, maybe they get sick from a disease and it leads to bigger problems.
Like, if they get cancer and have to have an operation to remove it, but this means they lose function in part of their body.Infections from microbes can also lead to problems and disabilities.
But I wouldn’t stress about it too much, because doctors nowadays have even more ways to make you better if you get sick, and if you become disabled during your life there is some amazing technology out there that can help you lead a happy and healthy life!
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Ali commented on :
My dad’s partially sighted. His was due to his genes – they were always faulty but it came on gradually as he got older.
If you watch the Paralympics or Invictus games sometimes the athletes talk about how they got disabled. It’s also a great reminder of the fact that it’s not a barrier to achieving what you want in life!
Ali commented on :
(by faulty genes I mean it’s almost like his eyes had instruction manual so they knew how to see properly. But his have a page missing in it so he can’t see as well. Like if you try and build flatpack bookcase from IKEA and you’re missing the side of it. Your books are going to fall off if you try and use it – it doesn’t do the job its meant to).
anon-176765 commented on :
Strokes can cause disabilities
Ali commented on :
Yep. Strokes happen when the blood supply to the brain is stopped. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to your cells. Without it (like when a stroke happens), the cells die. Which part of your body is affected will depend on where damage is in your brain.