Hiking with a Leg Brace

by Chloe - 5 November 2009

A month or two ago I was hiking high up in the mountains. The trailhead was at 10,200 ft. The first 45 minutes was along a reasonably level, though rocky, trail to a lake. After that I went off trail to climb a peak. Along that first part of the trail I couldn’t help but think it was something I could manage with a leg brace and crutch. I knew that sooner or later I would see what it was like to hike with a leg brace. That was today.

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GP Visit Number Seven

by Chloe - 15 August 2009

Somehow most of my GP visits end up having quite a bit to do with BIID, even though it’s not the primary reason for the appointment. I’m numbering the visits from the first one in a wheelchair, at which I disclosed about my BIID.

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Wheeling at the Dentist

by Chloe - 10 August 2009

There are often errands to do on the way to work, or on the way home. Generally speaking, however I appear at work is how I appear doing those errands. My disability presentation at work has changed three times during the course of the last year. It keeps life interesting. This morning I went to the dentist for a teeth cleaning.

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Week Two

by Chloe - 2 August 2009

It seemed like it would be interesting to write down things that happen at work as a result of being in a wheelchair. I’m writing this in diary style, numbering the days according to actual wheeling days at work. This is week two:

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Accepting Gifts

by Chloe - 31 July 2009

Sometimes I receive gifts from the universe. The latest gift was a car crash. How am I going to use this gift? For starters, it means that I will never need to drive a stick shift again. So I will never need to use my left leg for driving again. So there is no reason not to have a fixed ankle on my left leg brace.

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