Thank you

[cjsmith]

Thank you all for your thoughtful and supportive comments on my "gimp social life" post. Folks made many good points.

- Yes, a scooter would help an awful lot for outings involving movem um, "outings" do tend to involve movement, don't they? I plan to get one as soon as I decide which one is lightest/smallest/easiest-to-transport/reliable/cheap and as soon as I'm pretty sure I'm never going to get better (they're pricey, so I don't want to buy it just to have it for a year). Soon. I'll probably buckle down and get to it soon. I've test-driven several models now.

- Yes, which activities people are doing makes a *big* difference. Anything with the words "explore" or "see" should be planned much more carefully than events with words such as "crafts" or "pot luck". :)

As some of you probably guessed, my main frustration is with myself. If asked to label myself two years and change ago, I would have said: "runner, hiker, camper, backpacker, square dancer, square dance caller, pilot, computer programmer, owned by cats". Scanning down that list will give some idea of how big a shift this is for me. It will take time before I'm comfy in my new life. My thanks for all the words of support.

Comments

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it isn't easy getting used to your lack of mobilitiy as most of your interests were in the outdoors and being active.

But you can still fly a plane which is neat and I bet you can find new things to do. I am a fast walker but if we ever met, I'd be content to sit and chat with you over a cup of coffee or on a park bench.

Have you checked freecycle about a scooter? Or do local medical supply places rent them (as opposed to owning one). This way you could test drive it. Or one might show up at an estate sale - I'd keep an eye in the classified ads.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Freecycle hasn't had a scooter (yet). Renting turns out to be quite expensive, sadly. A couple weeks and I'd own it! Estate sales would be awesome. I wonder if estates just sell back to the medical supply companies. That would at least mean there are used ones to be had.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

My dad once found a nebulizer at a tag or estate sale. I wonder though if you call and ask the medical supply companies if they have any used or older model scooters. It's not like they'll have thousands of miles on them!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's worth a try! Thanks for the idea!