hmmm... this thread borders on infuriating for me in some ways - you see i have a disability (severe arthritis in my hip from a fractured socket and resulting bone spurs) and live with pain every day, but few people know it
i refuse to let the pain limit me as often as possible...
that said, the difference between parking in a handicap spot close to the mall/store/whatever and parking way out in lot f row 38 is huge on even a light pain day - if i can park close i can get groceries or make it thru the mall without wanting to curl up in a ball and cry, and if handicap spaces didn't exist there'd be days when a simple trip to the store would be out of the question, with or without a cane - and that is why those spaces are there and why i use them even though i may appear healthy (smile and walk thru the pain, right?)
as for the comments about heels - actually i own no shoes without them anymore - for me, it changes my gait, and i hurt less when walking when i have them on than when i don't - a minimum 2.5" rise makes a huge difference in my pain levels - so all i'm saying is don't judge by appearances all the time
although i do agree that they're often abused, and that standards should be tightened down for getting them (that infuriates me too, but there's not much i can do about it)
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if i didn't love you guys... i'd be pissed
Date: 2008-02-21 11:21 pm (UTC)i refuse to let the pain limit me as often as possible...
that said, the difference between parking in a handicap spot close to the mall/store/whatever and parking way out in lot f row 38 is huge on even a light pain day - if i can park close i can get groceries or make it thru the mall without wanting to curl up in a ball and cry, and if handicap spaces didn't exist there'd be days when a simple trip to the store would be out of the question, with or without a cane - and that is why those spaces are there and why i use them even though i may appear healthy (smile and walk thru the pain, right?)
as for the comments about heels - actually i own no shoes without them anymore - for me, it changes my gait, and i hurt less when walking when i have them on than when i don't - a minimum 2.5" rise makes a huge difference in my pain levels - so all i'm saying is don't judge by appearances all the time
although i do agree that they're often abused, and that standards should be tightened down for getting them (that infuriates me too, but there's not much i can do about it)