Crutches are not a fashion accessory...
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At least not until I decorate them accordingly.
I just walked to the supermarket and back. On the way there, I crossed at the lights, but was too slow. They changed before I was across. A car just started driving right at me with no sign of slowing down. I stopped in the middle of the lane and just stared at the driver until it occurred to him to stop and wait.
On the way home, I was making my way uphill on the path when someone came up behind me pushing a pram. He went off path and cursed at me as he passed for "hogging" the path. Honestly, if he'd asked I've have moved aside and waited for him to pass. That rudeness was uncalled for.
Do people think I'm getting around at snail's pace on crutches just for the fun of inconveniencing them?
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anonymous333
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I've worked out a kind of arabesque move, where I flip it on its side with my good foot, then stick my bad leg out at the back and bend over to grab it, but I'm sure that's not ideal. Not confident about knee-bending to get it. I don't think I'd be able to get up again...
Ian_B anonymous333
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sue1957Geo Ian_B
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renee01952 anonymous333
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 I know, right .... what is wrong with people ... Â
I live in rural Holland at the moment and honestly, people here in the small villages are very kind - they get me stuff I forgot, pick up things I dropped or from bottom shelf --- at the cashier they are patient while I am stressing out and apologizing constantly ...
however .... in the "big" city it is a different story - Â doesn;t matter if I walk with my trolley, they bump into me, push me aside and hit my heels with their shopping cart - oh, and the meanest are the ones who also walk with walker/trolley or scooter ..... of course not all of them, but still ....Â
maybe you can wear something with neon stripes and be visible - that is the thing I am worried about -
Walk proudly and thank them, throw them kisses etc ....
big warm hug
renee
Rocketman_SG6UK anonymous333
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I have had this, so now I avoid the busy days in town.
I even used to get this on mymotorbike - big noisy bright red motorbike, headlight on, rider over 6 foot tall, over 20 stone (I was then), flourescent jacket - and drivers just could not seem to see me, it was like I had a cloak of invisibility on.
I do now tend to 'push out' the one stick that I use, I find that people notice more if the stick is moving in their direction just a bit. Â Failing that, I just stand still and hold my ground - they get the message eventually.
I have used Ian's method of recovering crutches, as he says it's easier with the NHS ones woth 'L' shaped handles.
Graham
anonymous333 Rocketman_SG6UK
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I may have been guilty of that myself in the past (not bumping or cursing people; just not "seeing" them).
Was out at a major shopping mall on Friday on the way home from getting my stitches out. Only there about half an hour, but it did strike me that suddenly a LOT of people around me were walking with canes. I'd never really paid attention before and all of a sudden there they were...Â
sue1957Geo anonymous333
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Rocketman_SG6UK anonymous333
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Are hip replacements the new 'tonsil removal' of the 50's & 60's ?
Graham 🚀💃
sue1957Geo Rocketman_SG6UK
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