This is the first time that I have been confronted with ignorance and disability discrimination where it has not upset me.. it made me absolutely blow my stack. Warning: this contains a full blown rant w/ swearing. But I do warn you again just before that section in case children are watching
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#37 Things you notice when you’re in a wheelchair
A number of places I have been on two feet then throw up problems when I’m in a wheelchair. Plus.. a funny story that explains how the Leg T shirt fad all started!
Continue reading “#37 Things you notice when you’re in a wheelchair”You could have lost your leg.
This is the truth. You might say I am seeing the worst in a situation, being melodramatic, or perhaps scaremongering. But this is the raw truth of the situation.
Because several medical staff failed to listen to what I was saying, did not properly and thoroughly investigate all of my symptoms and therefore missed the fundamentals, I could have lost my leg.
Continue reading “You could have lost your leg.”Beating back the negatives
I learned this week that my consultants request for a knee operation was turned down and I have now been referred to the public health system.
Frustratingly, because my original accident / injury occurred in another country, legislation says it cannot be covered here in New Zealand. Continue reading “Beating back the negatives”