I Fucking Love My Knee Braces And Crutches. They Make My Life So Much Easier And Im So Lucky To Have

I fucking love my knee braces and crutches. They make my life so much easier and I’m so lucky to have them. I went on a hike today (mostly flat but with stuff like fallen trees and tree roots and grasses making it bumpy and stuff) and I could actually do it! I walked for an hour for over a mile and I’m so fucking proud of myself! I know that because it was flat some people might not consider it a hike but I do and I’m proud.

Happy disability pride month!

the only consistent thing about me is my chronic pain🫡

How the fuck am I supposed to explain chronic fatigue to someone??? Like I need at least one nap a day to even kind of function in addition to going to sleep earlier than most people might. I am constantly exhausted, I wake up exhausted and I end the day absolutely drained and then I’m expected to do it all again the next day. How the fuck do I explain that sometimes even doing nothing is exhausting? How do I explain that I can’t do things sometimes because I’m so far past tired that I’m essentially not functioning? How do I explain to someone who says they get exhausted but can still function when they’re at that point that my exhausted is completely and utterly different?

having to rotate like a sardine in bed because laying in one position for too long hurts

fuck I hate having POTS all I’ve been doing for the last half hour is lay down. Why the fuck is my heart racing and pounding???????

Why are physically abled people so stuck on getting off of or out of mobility aids????