As I become braver about leaving my house and traveling in Michigan with my walker, I notice things that outrage me, confuse me or make me giggle uncontrollably. I don't have a lot of differently-abled friends to share these thoughts with, so I thought I'd start an innocuous blog and hope the occasional stranger might wander in, browse, and possibly even appreciate my musings.
When I first started having difficulty getting around, I had a cast on my left leg up to my knee and used crutches. I discovered early-on that the only places away from home that I could count on being able to use a restroom were hospital facilities and McDonald's. Believe it or not, thirteen years ago you could almost always count on a McDonald's restroom being CLEAN, which was rarely true at Burger King, Wendy's, or other fast-food place we might stop for lunch along the way. I once found myself trapped between the inner door and outer door while leaving the restroom at a Burger King and had to wait there until another female felt the urge! If I couldn't manage the doors on crutches, how does a person in a wheelchair manage?
I have three Big Deal excursions planned for the upcoming months. The first is the US Lawn Mower Racing Association National Championships, a Kidney walk, and a color tour/wine tasting bus trip. These will all be "firsts" for me since I've become chained to a walker. I hope there will be more!
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