3 Responses for "Fat lazy americans"

1. Wheelman (Kite_Geek at CCC) May 7th, 2008 at 12:54 pm 1

   I just was at the CCC forums saw your post under computers that stated: my blog! And, you know I just had to come and check it out of course.

   This POST IS SWEET! It is right on the mark!
   Way to go!

   Being overweight should not qualify as a disability. Same with stupity, I am sorry but it frustrates me so much to see that.

   I am going to love reading your blog I think.

   Thank you for sharing, being open and honest.

   I can walk, it is in great pain… The frustrating part is I am not able to function well enough to work. Spasms, and such and not being able to focus, and all… Tends to freak people out. And, before being fully disabled from 1995 to 09/07 I would often times not use my hang tag to use a spot, I knew someone else could better use. One day, at a Pizza Hut, my wife parks accrosss from the handi spot a seond later a cool looking SUV type truck pulls up… And, then it sort of opened up from the side and this huy in a powerchair full quad, was lowered to the ground, and the dude drops his remote that allowed him to do all of this…

   No one would help the guy, so I just as I finally got over to him picked it up. At the time I could walk about 100 feet, and then needed my wheelchair. I liked to use up my daily walk alotment… And, he was shocked, that I just picked it up, handed to him, and not once looked at him, and asked all about his ride… His dad drove up, and saw us, and said this was the coolest thing he had seen anyone do for his son in a long time… I asked what was that? He told me, treat him like the human being he is, and not some stupid uneducated person… He helped build this truck, and he has his masters in mechanical engineering… I just looked at his son, and said I just knew this guy could whip my tail at a game of chess… And we all just laughed…

   Well in 9/07 I had radio frequency ablation, ( I will let you look it up, lol ), to try and resolve my SI Joint dysfunction… I was left where I can walk about three or so steps on a good day without crutches, with crutches my daily walk limit is about 20 to 30 feet, of course to push it that far leaves me doubled over at a level 10 out of 10 pain, massive spasms of the left SI Joint, and this can go on solid for over seven hours, and takes about two weeks to calm down to the level eight out of ten pain, or if lucky seven out of ten it is now everyday… And, oddly enough I can not complain about my disability, just the stupid pain… Nothing current medical science can do for me will provide any help.

   I agree so many people take so much for granted… I mean my wheelchair fitter can hardly take his eyes off of me as I try to walk for the little I can… As he took my first full time wheels order, I mentioned how nice his car was, and how much I wish I could still drive… As you see you can at least drive… My pain and spasms almost caused me to run a red light one day… So, I do not drive any longer… And, how I miss it. And, how I miss working with the people I loved to help… Oddly enough disabled and special needs people… As, my little brother is a functional autistc person… And, grwoing up around people of many abilities… I found I happen to be most comfortable aroud them most… Now, I have had to become my own advocate, and what I thought was tough before being fully disabled… That was nothing to what we face once fully disabled… I had no idea, as well menaing as I had ever been for the patients I advocated for, and was able to secure the leading edge medical services for… I had no idea how horrid the entire health care system is… And, what true fighting was all about…

   Sorry for the ramble, you inspire me greatly. And, while I did mention if I had to be disabled, to my wheeled friend and fitter… Could it have been without this constant pain, pain that nothing so far even touches? I mean if I was para, I could still go to work, partake in sports, and other activities… But, no I got stuck with this SI Joint that if aggravated from nearly any position will leave me wiped out for weeks at a time…

   However, I have not given up this far, I won 2 appeals so far, and got the proper DME I required… And, so I take each day as the gift it is meant to be.

   Buy the way, it is great to meet you.

   Wheelman
   Pro-active Patient & Advocate
   I never give up. Never.

2. Richard G Flor May 7th, 2008 at 11:25 pm 2

   *I gotta say that you guys are absolutely awesome! With the problems you face every single day of your lives to have the attitudes that you have is very impressive. I’ve got osteoporosis and they tell me i’ll be in a wheelchair in a couple of years and i just don’t think i’ll ever be able to accept it anywhere near the level that you all have. I honestly do admire anyone who can take your complications and turn them into something positive. Great Blog! Will keep visiting and thanks for talking about it.

3. intrin May 8th, 2008 at 11:07 am 3

   hey there, i know how many times i think along those lines..”if only i was paralyzed lower down, like at my waist, i have no trunk stability and slouch alot and its causing my shoulders to rub on my nerves and makes my right hand and arm all tingly. seems everyone has probably thought this at one time or another. but hey, we are all alive and hopefully for the most happy! - btw this is the admin.