Things I love:
- Skipping queues
- Clean disabled toilets
- Raising awareness of my life and helping others with my blog.
- Priority boarding on flights
- Being on a train and the only accessible one is first class.
- Not having to get up to pee every half an hour
- Nice physio therapy massages
- Hunky doctors
- When someone says I can’t do something and I do it, proving them and seeing their shocked face
- A unique outlook on life
- Practically a doctor without the spiralling debt
Hate:
- Uncomfortable equipment
- Not having any privacy because I need help with personal care.
- Catheter changes/infections/blockages
- People who mean well but end up being patronising
- Not being able to drink because of meds
- Startle reflex
- I can’t wear skinny jeans or heels
- Pain flare ups
- Inaccessible buildings
- Stereotypes
- Ableism
- Not a fan of my bent limbs