{"id":15196,"date":"2026-10-30T15:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/?p=15196"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:41:42","slug":"assistance-well-supported-living-self-determined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/assistance-well-supported-living-self-determined\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistance: Well supported \u2013 living self-determined"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:100px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin fusion-text-no-margin-sm\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography3-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography3-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography3-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography3-text-transform);--awb-margin-bottom:100px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography3-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography3-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography3-font-style);\"><p>How does the need for support change with age? And how can help be orga\u00adnized with\u00adout giving up one\u2019s own inde\u00adpen\u00addence? In the work\u00adshop \u201cYour Support Network\u201d on Octo\u00adber 29, 2026, Geral\u00addine Free\u00adman of the UK\u2019s Thalido\u00admide Soci\u00adety shared personal expe\u00adri\u00adences and differ\u00adent path\u00adways to support.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>When Loved Ones Reach Their Limits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many people with Contergan\/Thalidomide damage have been supported by their part\u00adners for decades. But what happens when they them\u00adselves grow older or fall ill? Angela Donnel\u00adlon shares how she supports her husband Kevin in daily life and the role personal assis\u00adtance and family play. Through the project, she real\u00adized that they both need to plan even more care\u00adfully for the future.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Video: Inter\u00adview with Angela Donnellon<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"border-radius:4px 4px 4px 4px;\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" poster=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Angela-Donnellon.webp\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Angela-Donnellon-im-Interview.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser does\u00adn\u2019t support embed\u00added videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:100px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Support creates freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a long time, Eddie relied primar\u00adily on the help of his family and part\u00adners. Today, he is supported by a personal assis\u00adtant. This allows him to get out more again, pursue his inter\u00adests, and make new plans. Look\u00ading back, he wishes he had taken this step much sooner.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Video: Eddie on new independence<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"border-radius:4px 4px 4px 4px;\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" poster=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Eddie-ueber-neue-Unabhaengigkeit.webp\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Eddie-ueber-neue-Unabhaengigkeit.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser does\u00adn\u2019t support embed\u00added videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:100px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><strong>Plan\u00adning Ahead Together<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jackie and Andy support each other in daily life. They expe\u00adri\u00adenced how quickly this famil\u00adiar system can reach its limits after an oper\u00ada\u00adtion and an acci\u00addent. Their story shows why it is impor\u00adtant to orga\u00adnize addi\u00adtional help in good time\u2014even for unex\u00adpected situations.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Video: Jackie and Andy on Mutual Support<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"border-radius:4px 4px 4px 4px;\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" poster=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jackie-and-Andy.webp\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jackie-and-Andy.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"><source src=\"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jackie-and-Andy.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser does\u00adn\u2019t support embed\u00added videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><strong>Rethink\u00ading independence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exam\u00adples from the work\u00adshop make it clear: support does not neces\u00adsar\u00adily mean losing inde\u00adpen\u00addence. Rather, it can help one make their own deci\u00adsions, ease the pres\u00adsure on rela\u00adtion\u00adships, and ensure a life that is living self-determined, even as needs change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the work\u00adshop \u201cYour Support Network\u201d on Octo\u00adber 29, 2026, Geral\u00addine Free\u00adman presented differ\u00adent path\u00adways to support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[266],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-today-in-egmond-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15196"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15418,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15196\/revisions\/15418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}