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here you go

ty!

first off, why you chose cane as your first aid?

it was an Accident. i got money for my birthday and decided to treat myself with a little gift, and it happened to be a gothic cane (like a fashion statement but also for my bad legs). metal, very heavy, not adjustable & not cuttable, with a handle shaped as a dragon. it was sooo uncomfortable but i found out that using a cane really helps me so i got a better one later

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For the folks with chronic pain/illness/fatigue

Your F/o checking in first thing in the morning to see how your feeling. If you slept ok, if your back or hips or neck or anything hurts. Offering to massage wherever it may be sore. Taking extra care to avoid tender spots.

Gently clicking their tongue at you when you exhaust yourself cus you overdid it on a low-pain day and are now flaring up. Carrying you (if they can) to bed, already having your heating pad prepared. They make sure you stay hydrated, fed, and fetching you things when walking is just too hard.

Your fatigue or pain does not make you any less loveable. It does not make you harder to love. They do not think you are faking it nor that you are lazy. Everyone’s body is different, and every body should get that chance to feel accommodated. They love you through your pain, your tiredness, your everything

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i read and follow the same hashtags every single day here. the day i joined c punk community? i was blessed. it's SO comforting to know i'm not alone in this, to know there are so many people like me. i love reading your posts, seeing your selfies with your mobility aids, just witnessing you being here.

so if you make posts about cpunk, disabilities and mobility aids, you directly help me feel better every day.

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i'm so excited to get decorations for my future rollator! i already have a specific look in mind, and i ordered a few things.

it will have a cup holder! and a cane holder!

so, question to all rollators users: how else can i make it more convenient? like, modifications for additional functions. thank you!!!

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hey just wanted to say as another cripple with chronic pain, the base level of pain for an able bodied person is *none.* you're not faking it, and im proud of you for using your mobility aids wherever you need them.

HOLY F THANK YOU I NEEDED THIS 😭😭😭

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what you do for a living?

5/2 job on pc, mostly about engineering

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why itachi

(I mean itachi on your pfp) — from the next ask

i needed a pfp but didn't want to search through whole pinterest for a pic. so i quickly chose this from my gallery. i love itachi + he's disabled too (i guess??)

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do you have mental disabilities?

yes but i don't want to talk about them here. you can dm me if you want

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(still me) how many canes do you own now

2 gothic + 2 custom + 2 house canes that my dog chewed + 1 house cane i use now. so 7 in total i believe?

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ty!

first off, why you chose cane as your first aid?

it was an Accident. i got money for my birthday and decided to treat myself with a little gift, and it happened to be a gothic cane (like a fashion statement but also for my bad legs). metal, very heavy, not adjustable & not cuttable, with a handle shaped as a dragon. it was sooo uncomfortable but i found out that using a cane really helps me so i got a better one later

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can I askbomb you?

anytime. go ahead

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"you have such long beautiful legs" awww thank you! :3 they're useless

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you say youve this for 11 years???? and no one ever said you needed a mobility aid? /gen

exactly. i was released from the hospital after being there for almost a month, and they said they cured me. and these 11 years my family gaslit me that i actually was cured and my pain is just because "i need to work out more because i don't have an active life style" (i had been playing sports almost all the time). our medicine system sucks

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another poll because a) i love polls b) still curious

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but seriously, i can't believe how far i've gone. and how i should be really proud of myself.

11 years of never-ending pain, of learning how to ignore and endure it, how to look and act "normal".

then my first shitty canes (they're pretty but completely unusable). first steps. first shame. how i was afraid to show up at work with it.

after that, i ordered a custom cane. and then another one. i decorated them. made them vibing. i started taking it to work, still afraid to use it around my colleagues.

then i got three house canes (first and second ones got chewed by my beloved dog lol) and started using it at home as well.

and now i use it everywhere i go. when i walk my dog, when i go to my lunch break on work, when i get around my apartment.

i got forearm crutches and learned how to use them. i decorated them too! they're yellow, covered in flowers stickers.

today i started saving up for my future rollator. i believe i'll be able to actually order it by june.

it all happened too fast, i still have impostor syndrome, i still feel self-conscious, like i'm not actually disabled and don't belong to cpunk communtiy and i'm a faker etc etc etc... but one thing happened: i improved my life. (even if i'm a faker lol) i got less pain every day, less fatigue, i stopped being ashamed at least of my canes.

my best friend was a big part of this journey, without her support i'd never get here. love her so much.

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rollator. r o l la to.r. i need.want. give me

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it seems to me that the reason is fuck

why are legs