tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8049618360380197655..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Just Doing ItDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-44291777361239415922014-05-21T12:42:18.100-04:002014-05-21T12:42:18.100-04:0020 years since the spider. Why won't it heal?...20 years since the spider. Why won't it heal? So things can be like they used to be. Wheelchair to walker to canes, but no further. And mostly kind people. Accepting the kind when I can't do is turning out to be very hard. I used to like splitting firewood, stacking it just so, mowing the lawn, walking the dog. I even liked shoveling the drive way; it felt so good when it was done; never mind that the neighbor on the farm can do in a minute and a half what would take me an hour and a half. Enough tears. I'll go home and play some sad songs on the guitar tonight. That helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-85511456698772246372014-05-21T06:13:37.136-04:002014-05-21T06:13:37.136-04:00Everyone might enjoy this written by Mike Oliver a...Everyone might enjoy this written by Mike Oliver a British crip activist - "What's so wonderful about walking?"<br /><br />I love it and especially the bit about Flying cos it's spot on :)<br /><br />And Dave, you never get used to it.<br /><br />https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=What's+so+wonderful+about+walking&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=HXt8U7mdJ6ig8wfDroHQCQGleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66814901010455850662014-05-20T17:26:52.448-04:002014-05-20T17:26:52.448-04:00I agree - what IS the big deal with walking? Is a ...I agree - what IS the big deal with walking? Is a wheelchair anymore strange than a bike? Or a skateboard? They're all the same essentially - replacing walking with something on wheels - which to me, proves the point that it's not the w/c it's society's perception that needs fixing. <br /><br />Dave I'm about to turn 50 and I too have been doing this all my life - to me it doesn't get any easier or less weird. I just get better and better at my smart ass retorts! LOL<br />Jo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072719336851076572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-18418905300532339902014-05-19T23:19:25.332-04:002014-05-19T23:19:25.332-04:00Yup, it sure can be weird. It helps to have close,...Yup, it sure can be weird. It helps to have close, loved-ones who are totally accepting. Thanks, Dave. And enjoyed the comments. Your comment, Emma, '... what's the big deal with walking ...' is thought provoking.B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81502730180993896442014-05-19T17:52:53.174-04:002014-05-19T17:52:53.174-04:00Love this post. It's been 10 years for Norm - ...Love this post. It's been 10 years for Norm - one day he could walk and the next day he couldn't - and what an odyssey! He's faced (and we have as a couple) everything you chronicle here, and although lots of it is eye-rollingly infuriating, the upside is pretty cool. When he first started using the wheelchair, people (even people we knew well) were always coming up to him with those furrowed concerned brow expressions... "what happened?" "are you OK" etc. But what they didn't know was that when Norm was walking it was always a bit scary and incredibly fatiguing - there were falls and back injuries and just general body torque. Nowadays we fly through airports(before we get on the plane - lol)with me pushing, and back injuries are for the most part a thing of the past. Always wonder - what's the big deal with walking in this society, anyway?? Like Norm says, most things that give us the most pleasure are done either sitting down or lying down...who cares how you get there!emma vanderklifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870867310076531586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-22614657399654574802014-05-19T16:27:24.286-04:002014-05-19T16:27:24.286-04:00When your level of disability changes - sometimes ...When your level of disability changes - sometimes I use the walker, sometimes I can get along with out it for a bit - then people treat you as if you were newly disabled frequently.<br /><br />I almost don't use the walker when I really need it because of the weirdness of other people.<br /><br />I have an invisible disability (CFS/ME) which takes most of my energy away as well as the mobility disability, so answering extra questions is sometimes as daunting as needing help getting around.<br /><br />Most of the time it's easier to stay home - but we can't have that, can we?<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-6351187414968906552014-05-19T12:20:03.554-04:002014-05-19T12:20:03.554-04:00I was born with my disability. I've been livin...I was born with my disability. I've been living with the side effect of people's weirdness ever since.<br /><br />...I'm still not used to it.<br /><br />That may be a good thing.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.com