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Waiting Impatiently For A Delivery…
Written by justann on Thursday, December 10, 2009
Hello! You probably don’t remember me, but I wrote a couple of posts back in May. Quite a bit has happened since then - I’ve moved house, which has been amazingly good for my mental health, as have several other things - including taking a bit of time off work to do stuff I love, and seeing a therapist.
Weirdly, perhaps, the transabled thing kind of took a back seat when I was most depressed. It didn’t go away, of course, but neither was it something I thought about much. That’s why I didn’t post here, or even read for a long while. And once I’d been not reading for a while, I felt embarrassed about coming back. Not sure why - I know it doesn’t really make sense.
Anyway, now my head is clearer, and I’m living somewhere that doesn’t make me miserable, and spending my days as I most like spending them, I’m thinking much more about the fact that I have BIID.
It hit me all of a sudden, a few weeks ago. I was at a party, talking to some people, and I happened to be sitting down and everyone else was standing up. And suddenly, I just noticed how right that felt, and there was a pang of sadness it couldn’t be like that all the time.
A couple of days later I talked to my partner about it, and said I was thinking of buying my first wheelchair. He was very encouraging, so a couple of days after that I carefully measured myself, then got on the internet and eventually ordered the Invacare Action 2000. I’m waiting impatiently for it to arrive.
I hope nothing has gone wrong with my order. I ordered by phone, and they said they’d send me an email confirmation, but they didn’t.
I’ll only use it at home at first (and sadly, our house, though fantastic in every other respect, is not very accessible), but we’re already making tentative plans for a holiday where I wheel full time.
*Drums fingers impatiently on desk* I hope it arrives tomorrow…
Tags: BIID, Depression, Wheelchair
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Hello Ann,
go for it, girl!
I just started wheeling a few weeks ago in my town. I wish I started using a different explanation from the beginning when people asked. First I would say: “I am OK and it is temporary.” And people wouldn’t ask more. Now I say “I am fine. I need to use the chair sometimes.” If people want more, I just say that it’s a bit complicated. If people would still want more and they were not my friends I would just say it’s personal. It’s amazing how some people who don’t even know your name want details about your wheelchair. Buggger off or you might actually get BIID explanation.
When I need to transfer from car to chair, I just slowly walk to my car’s trunk to get my chair, people don’t give me a second look.
I got plenty encouragement on this website to be frank with my friends and I think it’s the way to go.
So happy wheeling!
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1 On 10 December, 2009, Chloe said:
I remember you, Ann! I’m excited that you’re back. I’m excited that you have a wonderful Christmas present on the way.