• NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    That’s okay. I’m mid 40’s walking around with a cane and sometimes using a wheelchair because my hip got shattered in a truck related accident.

    I love being an old man decades before my peers.

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      1 year ago

      Oh I’m not far off. Only difference is its my knees and I don’t have to use a wheelchair yet.

      Super fun though right? At least we get to guilt people out of seats.

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        It does happen a lot and it’s very effective for public transport when I do use it from time to time. People are really kind and it’s refreshing to see that, especially on high pain days.

        I’m on vacation right now and for my travels I notified the airlines that I need a wheelchair assist for moving around the airport. I got shuffled around by some awesome gentlemen and I got to get in first for all my flights which was cool.

        When I got to Taiwan I was the only handicapped person in line so I literally got into the country within minutes. I’ve never traveled with my disabilities before so it was an interesting but positive experience for me.

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          I hadn’t ever really considered traveling with disabilities but I’m super glad that you had a good experience. Too often we hear horror stories. I’m glad you had a good one <3