Sunday 9/4/06

I was in the city centre yesterday, and I saw a guy in a wheelchair with a collection bucket in his lap. Now, he could have been collecting for any number of good causes, but what is the image and impression which lingers? That old tired charity model of the poor unfortunate guy in a chair rattling his tin. I personally would/could never put myself in that position, where you (perhaps unwittingly) perpetuate negative stereotypes, no matter how good and just the cause is. The ultimate cost is too high, think forward not backwards! God, I must look so pathetic lately. Due to a combination of the chair I've been in (quickie ti) and the progression of FA, my lower legs shoot out all the fuckin time and just refuse to sit on the footrest. It is an absolute nightmare going anywhere, as literally I am stopping every 10 seconds to put my feet back ( or have them put back by kindly strangers). My occupational therapist says that it is a neural responce, caused by the poor posture I currently have in this chair. I am almost in a constant reclining position, and when the legs are'nt bent at 90 angles and splay out, then the brain thinks this is the new natural position, and adjusts accordingly . Yesterday, I just gave up and let them stick out, even though I got a lot of stares. What a sad sight I must make, reclining position, splayed out legs and an increasingly unintelligible voice.But gotta keep going, not gonna stay in my room all day.Read a fabulous page about a woman's battle with MS and her faith in alternative medicine, and the power of the mind, which is something I am increasingly interested in too!

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