Deadline

[cjsmith]

I may have to face the fact that I'll never get better. What would I do if I knew right this moment that I would never again walk without pain?

The Never Get Better To Do List
1. Apply for disabled parking placard.
2. Cut my hair. Ditch gym membership, get a Y membership. Begin swimming.
3. Quit square dancing.
4. Get an electric scooter, all-terrain if possible. Maybe buy a new car to accommodate it.

I'm holding off on doing those things because I cling to the hope that I'll get better. In some ways the worst part is not knowing either way for sure. My life is on hold until a miracle occurs.

Maybe I should set a deadline. How long am I willing to stay on hold, given that it's already been a year and a half and given that miracles aren't looking likely?

Comments

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Is the idea "surrender, because fighting isn't working"?

Yeah, pretty much, I think.


I agree with others on most of these. (Though I'd be saddened to see the hair go!). Apply for the DP placard--they are gold, and you actually need one now. There's no reason that you shouldn't be able to get one. Akien ended up with a permanent one after he twisted his knee just because the doctor at Kaiser didn't want to be bothered with filling out the paperwork on the temporary one! So I can't imagine that you won't be at least eligible for a temporary one.

And if you can figure out somewhere to put the scooter, definitely accept lrc's offer. You can at least decide whether or not that type of scooter works for you, and have a better idea of what you want if you decide to get something else.

(hugs) and best wishes

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

So how does one go about getting a placard like that? Start at the doctor's office, get some kind of signed statement about the medical condition, then go to the DMV? or something?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, found the DMV form (pdf) through the magic of google. I've printed it and will ask my doctor about it next time I'm in.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Yay. Yes, now you take it to your doc and get zir to verify that you need it. Hooray for google!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Google is very handy.