I have never heard of the ADL before but my mom has been insisting for quite a while that she is so grateful for being independent in her “activities of daily living”, she constantly says how much she appreciates being able to do her routine everyday activities without needing any assistance.
ADL are the routine activities we do in daily life in order to perform self-care such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence. Health professionals refer to the ability to perform ADL as a measurement of the functional status of a person. No one wants to become dependent and to have those basic abilities taken away from them
I tend to take such things for granted but ironically enough it is only when I read about it that I understood what she meant.
I keep admiring how strong my mom is day after day
The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national vigor and strength. Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates. - SAMUEL SMILES
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