So ski-ing is going well and Im loving having a physical challenge again, i miss running around with guns and being really active so its been great to just wake-up and know im gonna be shattered at the end of the day.
Its been kinda cool being around other people in wheelchairs too, i had never met or known anyone with a disability before i woke up in hospital to find out i couldnt walk and met the new disabled me.
Talking to the other guys in wheelchairs has been interesting, obviously there were other people in hospital in the same situation as me, but when something like that happens to you, you kinda go into denial and you spend a time not wanting to have anything to do with anyone else in a wheelchair so its not until now that ive really had friends that are also disabled.
The main thing that keeps coming up is how people react to you when youre in a wheelchair and how funny that can be, funny as in wierd or just funny as in they are so worried about hurting you or insulting you that they do and say totally crazy things.
Heres a quick list of things to think about saying or not saying when you meet a cripple (i can say that word, you cant. unless youre hot)
1. BAD - "oh youre such an inspiration" - really? and what have i inspired you to do lately apart from interupting me from whatever i was doing!
2. GOOD - "dude, thats awesome that you are doing shit like that, youve inspired me to get off my ass and do stuff ive been putting off for ages" - thanks you just made my day!
3. BAD - "Oh i know how you must feel, i broke my ankle last year and couldnt walk for a week, it drove me crazy" - er, get a little perspective, rightfuckingnow!
4. GOOD - "so how long have you been in a wheelchair / what happened to put you in a wheelchair? - we werent all born like this and its normally a good story, it shows that you dont just see a wheelchair.
5. BAD - "how long will it be untill you can walk again" - oh the evil spell should wear out any day now
6. BAD - "is there anything they can do to fix it" - Oh yeah, i could have a simple operation to sort it all out right now, im just lazy and like being in a wheelchair!
7. GOOD - "need a hand" - thanks, maybe i do maybe i dont, the stereotypical grumpy guy in a wheelchair who is so fiercely "independent that he gets angry if someone thinks he needs help with anything is an asshole, i aint an asshole, not most of the time anyway!
8. GOOD - "hiya, hows it going" - dont be scared of the disabled's!
I know most of them are listed as bad points, which probably makes me look as if im grumpy and have a chip on my shoulder but i really havent and even when people say those things im not rude or anything because its just people taking an interest, which is nice.
there are the exact same things id of asked someone in a wheelchair before i ended up in one, so i really dont mind that much really. apart from the broken ankle one, that is SO stupid, and people have said that to me!
Just try to imagine if you were in a car accident or something tommorrow and ended up in a wheelchair, would it change the person you are? course not, and it didnt change me, i just have to sit down all day!
fuck that all got a bit deep and self-helpish, im off to bed, ski-ing again in the morning and im shattered, yippekayeye mutherfuckers!
Its been kinda cool being around other people in wheelchairs too, i had never met or known anyone with a disability before i woke up in hospital to find out i couldnt walk and met the new disabled me.
Talking to the other guys in wheelchairs has been interesting, obviously there were other people in hospital in the same situation as me, but when something like that happens to you, you kinda go into denial and you spend a time not wanting to have anything to do with anyone else in a wheelchair so its not until now that ive really had friends that are also disabled.
The main thing that keeps coming up is how people react to you when youre in a wheelchair and how funny that can be, funny as in wierd or just funny as in they are so worried about hurting you or insulting you that they do and say totally crazy things.
Heres a quick list of things to think about saying or not saying when you meet a cripple (i can say that word, you cant. unless youre hot)
1. BAD - "oh youre such an inspiration" - really? and what have i inspired you to do lately apart from interupting me from whatever i was doing!
2. GOOD - "dude, thats awesome that you are doing shit like that, youve inspired me to get off my ass and do stuff ive been putting off for ages" - thanks you just made my day!
3. BAD - "Oh i know how you must feel, i broke my ankle last year and couldnt walk for a week, it drove me crazy" - er, get a little perspective, rightfuckingnow!
4. GOOD - "so how long have you been in a wheelchair / what happened to put you in a wheelchair? - we werent all born like this and its normally a good story, it shows that you dont just see a wheelchair.
5. BAD - "how long will it be untill you can walk again" - oh the evil spell should wear out any day now
6. BAD - "is there anything they can do to fix it" - Oh yeah, i could have a simple operation to sort it all out right now, im just lazy and like being in a wheelchair!
7. GOOD - "need a hand" - thanks, maybe i do maybe i dont, the stereotypical grumpy guy in a wheelchair who is so fiercely "independent that he gets angry if someone thinks he needs help with anything is an asshole, i aint an asshole, not most of the time anyway!
8. GOOD - "hiya, hows it going" - dont be scared of the disabled's!
I know most of them are listed as bad points, which probably makes me look as if im grumpy and have a chip on my shoulder but i really havent and even when people say those things im not rude or anything because its just people taking an interest, which is nice.
there are the exact same things id of asked someone in a wheelchair before i ended up in one, so i really dont mind that much really. apart from the broken ankle one, that is SO stupid, and people have said that to me!
Just try to imagine if you were in a car accident or something tommorrow and ended up in a wheelchair, would it change the person you are? course not, and it didnt change me, i just have to sit down all day!
fuck that all got a bit deep and self-helpish, im off to bed, ski-ing again in the morning and im shattered, yippekayeye mutherfuckers!
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So are you actually living in Canada now then? With saying you'd bought an apartment there and such?