With my health being in the state it’s at I’ve come to notice the ignorance of so many people and places. On the days that I do venture out, I use my handicap pass for parking. I’ve noticed the extreme limited amount of handicap parking spaces. At the University Mall, with all its parking, there are only 4 every few rows on the south side. Which, I’ll admit, before I really needed use of the space I never cared nor wondered if there were enough handicap parking spaces wherever I went. One day, I decided to “walk” around the mall for a minute. I had just been to the movies next door. A really sweet older man offered to help me down the few steps from the theater room. Not knowing that you can’t touch my left side, that I had just fallen down the stairs the week before, and that stairs in general are painful. He sort of just dragged me down them roughly. Not helpful, but he didn’t know. That incident had alread...
Sapho Syndrome, Neuropathy, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, Undiagnosed rare disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Staph Infections. So far it's been 11 years living with a chronic illness. Failed treatments and changes in name of what disease I really have. Recently, my whole life has changed dramatically even more so, due to this illness. I hope to update and share a positive light on this crippling disease.