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Casts, Paras and Documentaries
Written by Sophie on Saturday, October 21, 2006
Last night I got casted. Someone put me into two short leg casts; they’re so pretty and blue. I was essentially stuck on my bed for two hours so I watched the ABC documentary that Lily kindly sent me. It got me thinking back to that night when my parents watched it. I never told them I have BIID. I simply told them I needed to use a wheelchair full time. This makes me wonder how they put two and two together.
Sophie’s casts
Was I really that obvious? Did they recognise the signs that were shown on that documentary in me? My mum had put it all down to me wanting to be a nurse. Ultimately that had become more of her dream than mine. Even now mum thinks I’m busy because I’m helping a friend finish her nursing degree. Thank goodness she doesn’t know any of my nursing friends.
When I was finally able to get off my bed and get back on my computer (oh I LOVE technology) I was finally able to really think about my new casts. It’s that feeling where you know your legs are there, you can feel them pressing against the padding in the cast, but you can’t move them. In a way it’s like being a para except I can feel my legs, and they’re a lot chunkier. It’s certainly a lot to think about.
My bathroom door is 2” narrower than my other doors so getting my wheelchair in there is out of the question. For the first 24 hours I wasn’t allowed to put weight on the casts so I wore diapers. I enjoy wearing diapers but this was a real eye opener. I certainly didn’t want to do messy poops in my diaper; I managed to hold off until today. I know that paras have no control over that department, but they do manage to train their bodies to release the yucky stuff into the toilet in the morning (most people). It isn’t like they haft a sit in their faecal matter all the time. I guess I’m being forced to do my every day things from my chair, things that I did walking as it was more convenient. My kitchen is in no way designed for wheelers, and getting back in my front door is certainly a challenge. I guess this is all just one big learning experience. It definitely isn’t turning me off my need to be a para that is just something that won’t go away this easily. Six weeks down the track will I still be this sane?
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Good for you Sophie! I’m jealous of this experience you’re having. Keep telling us about it as you gain your new perspective.
Hi
Maybe you mother did recognise BIID in you but was afraid that you would confirm this to her – so she prefers not to ask.
I find it strange that she accepts that you need a wheelchair without a valid reason
Lily
4 On 22 October, 2006, Sophie said:
In a way when they questioned me afterwards I did confirm to them that I have BIID just like you and the other people in that documentary. They certainly don’t accept me using a wheelchair, they try their hardest to keep me out of it. I spend a lot of time misleading them when I say I’m not using it. I hate having to lie. When my parents watched that doco they didn’t see a woman who was a few steps closer to emotional freedom, they saw a woman who was causing a lot of emotional pain to the people around her, her loved ones. This is by no means my opinion! It just shows my parents take on everything.
good for you .what documentory .could you give me the name so i could buy it.I thought i was crazy all thsesyears.
6 On 27 October, 2006, Sean said:
You can find links to it at the bottom of this page:
http://transabled.org/stories/my-failed-attempts-and-what-followed.htm
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1 On 21 October, 2006, Sean said:
One might argue you aren’t sane to start with!!! But yes, I think 6, 7 or 8 weeks in these contraptions will give you a different outlook on the whole thing. :) I hope you have fun.