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Face it being in a wheelchair sucks.


I an sorry to say this but it's the truth. My life from the day i became a weak cripple, has brought nothing but pain and misery.

I have now being crippled for 10 years and since then i have had people, such as doctors, nurses, carers, other cripples and complete strangers take the piss out of and treat me like piece of *beep* All because of this *beep* disability.

If you were to give any other wheelchair user the chance to go back to the day that they got disabled and change it, so it did not happen they would.

There is no other spinal injury victim in the world who would not jump at the chance to become able bodied again.

Being in a wheelchair is great. I mean i can *beep* myself when my bowels go when i'm out. I am allways in pain and feeling more cold than anybody else.

Any able bodied person that says: your life can still be good after being disabled is lying. This is due to the fact that they cannot tell you the truth truth that being trapped in any *beep* chair leads to nothing good in life.










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I'm sorry for your condition and I'm sorry that I cannot fully grasp it since I am not disabled myself.

However, I was wondering what you wanted to convey to readers through this post? Do you want us feel pity towards you? to feel angry at the people who treat you like ****? to feel sad for the cruelty of life?

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Look, you think you're the only one in this world with problems? Get over yourself! I don't feel sorry for your condition, that's for sure! I happen to be disabled myself (born with Spina Bifida, in 1974). When I was a little kid I'd get miserable about things I couldn't do that other kids could. I suppose it helps being a little guy, when you can sit on someones lap to get hugs/kisses and have a good cry, but really. As a grown-up, you should be able to find other possibilities. It's not the end of the flaming world, for sure.

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I truly feel for you. And I am currently considering becoming a stem cells researcher to help people like you walk again. And I'm not trying to give false hope or anything.

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Life sucks, period.

I was born with a disability, so I have more than a passing knowledge of what it's like. I have Cerebral Palsy, have worn braces and used all sorts of DME.

Various people have treated me in different ways, most of them lousy. It's been no better or worse since I started using a wheelchair more than 10 years ago. I've used crutches for more than 30 years.

I'm telling you and anyone else who reads this that (*GASP*) life can be GOOD even if you're disabled. It can be bad if you're disabled. Life is largely what YOU MAKE IT, no matter what your circumstances are.

You had something, you lost it. That's life. Get over it or it will eat you alive. Your post indicates to me that it's probably already started to do so.

Pain is a part of life. Chances are good that I've been in pain longer than you've been alive.

The best thing you can probably do for yourself is just accept where you are and set about making the life you have better.

Your greatest disability appears to be your attitude.

May this find you happier and more well adjusted.

Robert Reynolds
Tucson AZ

Alright, everyone, take five (the band starts playing Brubeck).

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