Re: Other's reactions

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I think many people we see us casually in work etc have no idea how

disabled we are prior to surgery. Hip damage doesn't always show. I

had some work equipment about 100m down a level path - way too far to

walk - I just couldn't get there. However, people who saw me manage

the few metres from the lift to my chair found that very hard to

understand. Of course the pain's always worst in the evenings so it's

our families who see us banging our heads on the wall.

Yes I had the too young comments as well - yawn.

Kathy

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> I know I caused quite a stir amongst the moms. It was nice to have

the support, but some were actually a bit strange. One blurted

out, " I guess this really isn't your year. " Ugh!Lari,

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> First, congratulations on your outing! People's reactions often

struck me as odd. I was on crutches for a total of seven months,

then used the cane for a few more months after that. I had people

ask me how much longer I was going to be disabled, tell me how

miserable I must be being on crutches that long, etc. Shoot, if I

got no better than where I was a month after the second surgery

(including nerve issues, balance problems, crutches, etc.) it would

have all been worth it. I was actually in some ways more able bodied

at that point than I had been beforehand. My other favorite

is " You're too young to have had that done. " Well apparently I'm not,

or I wouldn't have had it done-lol.

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> Keep up the good work. It will continue getting better.

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> Cindy

> C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

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