RE: It happened again...
January 10, 2017 at 1:39 am
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2017 at 1:40 am by c172.)
I have spina bifida, as some of you are aware if you read my posts. I ambulate with crutches. I'm called an inspiration all the time for just riding a bus. I am also prey (with an "e") for Christians. Including my PT from a few semesters back, who hooked me up with some Mormon bishop near me.
All I can say is, I've found a need to choose my battles. I have to let certain things slide, or else I lose my sanity. Last Xmas, some pastor (who for unknown reasons, was using a store scooter) comped my groceries for me. A few years ago, when I participated in a walk for cystic fibrosis, some guy on a bike started pedaling against the foot traffic, and high fived me as I was crutching down the path, yelling "THERE's an inspiration!!!". I nearly fell over, because 1) he high fived me while my hand was using my crutch, and 2) well, he just about knocked me, and several others down with his bike.
But, it is what it is. Disabled people are likely to lead occasionally odd lives in an able-bodied society. Try to focus on what makes you happy---what makes you human.
All I can say is, I've found a need to choose my battles. I have to let certain things slide, or else I lose my sanity. Last Xmas, some pastor (who for unknown reasons, was using a store scooter) comped my groceries for me. A few years ago, when I participated in a walk for cystic fibrosis, some guy on a bike started pedaling against the foot traffic, and high fived me as I was crutching down the path, yelling "THERE's an inspiration!!!". I nearly fell over, because 1) he high fived me while my hand was using my crutch, and 2) well, he just about knocked me, and several others down with his bike.
But, it is what it is. Disabled people are likely to lead occasionally odd lives in an able-bodied society. Try to focus on what makes you happy---what makes you human.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
