Cruise-ability Activities....

Physical disabilities range across a very wide spectrum and vary from individual to individual, but one of the biggest roadblocks to accepting the "new you", is close mindedness... Life doesn't end with a traumatic injury, it simply changes. Your perspectives change, your values, priorities, etc... (At least mine did), and you learn to see things through unfiltered eyes. I still use the term "before I got hurt"... Before I got hurt I could run so far without getting tired, before I got hurt I could lift so much and need no help, before I got hurt I could blah blah blah... 

The scenario goes on and on, but while those physical strengths may have dissipated due to injury and time, the mental toughness that made me a good Marine still very much lives on and I believe battles stronger. We need to see that the old you need not die per say, but accept that changes in life occur and opportunities around us abound. Opportunities to help, excel, reach out, press on, or simply to be still... Help when you can, love where you are, and look around to see those things in life we may have missed before our injuries. That being said, The amount of handicap accessible activities on board ship were numerous... Ping pong, shuffle board, putt putt, lawn chess, etc... 

Let the games begin.