Before anyone says cut it off (because I cannot get it off any other way, I tied it too tight), it’s sentimental and almost feels like a challenge since my disability can be defeated but only through strong physical effort.
I find it morbidly hilarious this is stuck on my leg.
That‘s motivation i hope you can defeat it OP 🫡
Like I said, a challenge. Wish me luck!
wishing you luck from here. if its possible to overcome your disability, you CAN do it.
Take it as you can kick this medical issue’s ass ☺️ I believe in you, OP.
Best of luck to you, you got this!
Can you still kick someone's ass at least? Maybe using the cane?
Former boxer, I still got my arms. 🫡😎
Where's the pixels man
Reduce your gif pixels to save water
Keep up the fighting spirit.
I glued rhinestones to my cane. Those fuckers hurt when you hit someone with it.
"Who needs legs with arms like this?"
Go get em Ass Puncher
thats all you need
That’s the spirit! Fisting ass is far superior to kicking it anyway.
This reminds me of my college graduation cap. I received and decorated it in March 2020 with the words “I don’t have dreams, I have plans.”
I didn’t get a graduation ceremony due to COVID, never wore my cap, and every last plan I had went down the drain due to the pandemic. 🤡
Can’t help but laugh atp.
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What's the saying? "If you want to make god(s) laugh, tell them your plans"
Pretend to be House 😃👍🏻
cane looking for this comment...
lmao just started watching
Get a new one made saying "walk with sass, then kick some ass"
Sounds exactly like something Dr House would have tbh.
Get a skateboard and a cane with sick flames on it
and do medical malpracticeOPhttps://preview.redd.it/hsta4qfti07g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=e3531a120530640b062b1a9ea28e6a1ab30047f2
Ironically it's the same shape as my medical alert tag
As someone who became disabled essentially overnight and is wheelchair dependent (still ambulatory on good days tho thankfully) this sums up everything perfectly and idk why I think I’d love having such a reminder. Especially being disabled, i swear it feels like my life is one big comedy sketch and something like that feels perfectly written for one.
I too face a strong physical battle if I hope to regain function. I believe in the both of us!
We got this!
Get a tattoo of the phrases
One tag on each biceps
What happened to make you disabled?
It’s still being tested because no one’s really sure. Nothings come up as abnormal yet so I have to get neurological tests done. One day I was perfectly healthy and active, but noticed my feet hurt, fast forward a month and I couldn’t walk at all.
Physical therapy helps and that’s how I can now walk with the cane.
Wow thats so crazy I wonder what is causing that. Thanks for answering I hope you start improving once more tests are done. How old are you? This kind of thing is a major fear of mine. Something you can’t control
25 years old when it started this summer, 26 now! It was definitely a major shock and completely changed my life as I knew it.
Damn so young I can’t imagine. Although youth usually makes it easier to heal from things so hopefully you can figure out the cause. I’m 38 btw and like I said I think about things like this a lot.
I’d never thought about it before in my life. It was one of those things where my brain was like that could never happen to me. I was a ballet dancer, boxer, and a runner - it seemed impossible the things I put so much faith in (my legs) could fail me.
I will say, it’s given me a new appreciation for my identity outside of my hobbies and as a whole since I have to work hard to stay out of a certain mindset. It’s also made me far more aware of how disabled people are treated and the lack of understanding a lot of people have surrounding it. On my good days I can walk holding my cane in the air (in case I fall I still want to have it on me so I can catch myself). Some people see that and assume it means I don’t need a cane anymore and that I’m taking it too easy on myself. They have no idea the physical effort that goes into any of it and that can be really frustrating. 😞
Same thing is happening with me. Had feet pain back in January and now I have widespread muscle weakness and pain, walking with a cane and no answers from specialists. Went from walking about 8 hours a day for work to being barely able to use stairs. I hope you get more answers!
JFC: it’s not always appropriate to ask a disabled person why they’re disabled. Not trying to be rude, but just remember that someone’s medical history is none of your business, but if they’re willing to share (like OP clearly is), then fine.
Life is vindictive like that sometimes. I really was into hiking and camping… but this year my body decided I was done with pretty much all physical activity this year. 3 years ago, I went from doing a 14 mile day hike to now being an ambulatory wheelchair user.
Appreciate what you have people. Anyone can be disabled at any point.
You definitely have the correct sense of humor to get through :)
But also, what happened?
No one’s 100% sure, I was completely healthy and super physically active, (boxed, danced, ran regularly and weight lifted), then one day my feet hurt and I thought it was just because I’d been on them all day.
Fast forward a month later, I had zero balance and couldn’t feel my feet or legs below my calf. I couldn’t walk at all when it started and had to be hospitalized and get around in a wheel chair. They didn’t find anything beyond suspected nerve damage but I’m still undergoing tests.
It has been coming back albeit very slowly and like I said requires strong physical effort. Through physical therapy I can now walk again but short distances, and of course, with a cane.
As a fellow cane user, sure I can run... If you don't mind me being out of commission for the next week.
Doesn't look tight at all...
I assumed they meant the knots are too tight to untie so the string would have to be cut.
my assumption is too tight to slip on off over the foot
I find it pretty cool! I would keep on wearing it and keep on fighting! Best of luck and I will be praying for you! Much love to you!
Thank you! I see it as kind of a memento of my life before this happened, and use that as a beacon of hope that one day, I will once again run fast and kick ass. 😎
I'm here to run fast and kick ass. [dun dun] and I'm all out of fast.
Just wondering, why are people saying cut it off? I don't get this post. Also i could literally pull this off without scissors. I am SO confused.
Not directly calling you a liar, but in any accident serious enough to disable you I would imagine the hospital would have cut all jewelry off of your extremities.
Neurological conditions can mean you're unable to do the same level of physical activity and their onset can be quite quick sometimes (happened to me)
Ah that would make more sense. I guess my bias just assumed a young person suddenly becoming disabled would imply an accident of some sort.
Nah you're good. Honestly don't even know if that did happen in this case, was just a guess.
Bit of a tangent ig, but I think most people's exposure to disability (from media etc.) is the same - it's always portrayed as a life long disorder or stemming from an accident, and unless you have a close relative who became disabled otherwise most people won't ever have a reason to challenge it (especially for young people).
Similar sorta thing to how a lot of things seem accessible until you're disabled, and then suddenly you realise ohhhh shit nvm lol. A lot of ramps are actually really hard to go up in a wheelchair!
They can be so stupid narrow and steep! Or the landing is way too cramped... Or you have to push/pull open the door, which is challenging enough in a wheelchair, but even moreso when you barely have the space to manoeuvre! Bridges and hills can also pose as serious challenges if you don't have an electric wheelchair to propel you up (and help slow down your descent).
I haven't had to use a wheelchair in nearly 2 decades, but the dubious accessibility trauma remains. And... I've recently been considering it again due to long covid and POTS. I don't really leave the house rn as it's overwhelming but also because I can't stand/walk for long without feeling dizzy and faint. At least with the latter, a wheelchair would help.
Another fun one is struggling not to roll into the road because the pavement is slightly slanted towards it lol.
The world is unfortunately not very accessible :/
Oof, yep! And just one arm needing to work slightly harder to keep going in a straight line. I get it; we want the rain water to go off the pavement and into the drainage. But the tilt is definitely noticeable, especially if you're wheeling a longer distance. And all the obstacles that can be on the pavement! I'm in Europe, and while we have fairly decent walkable cities, there are plenty of pavements that are way too narrow for a wheelchair. I had to walk onto the road due to garbage bins and parked bicycles blocking the pavement plenty of times. That's a lot harder with the step off/on when you're in a wheelchair, too. Those obstacles also really sucks for blind people.
Yup. England here and it's this weird mix of nearly accessible but not quite in most places!
Even if it is brought on my an injury, that doesn't necessarily imply hospital. I stepped off a bus wrong, injured my hip, and spent about a year using a cane to help with the pain. Doing better now but it so far hasnt landed me in the hospital. Sometimes life throws fun curveballs
Can confirm what the other commenter said - mine was not from an accident it was a slow onset that suddenly became a big one. I couldn’t walk at all when it started but I do physical therapy a couple times a week and exercise at home and that’s how I can walk with the cane now.
Is it MS?
Remains to be seen. :/ I have a neurology appointment coming up that hopefully will eliminate that as an option or confirm.
Please keep us posted. I’ll be rooting for you. As horrible as it is, I hope you have a bulging or herniated disc instead. They suck, but you can recover from them with physical therapy. If all else fails, surgery is always an option.
A few years ago, I was almost unable to walk because of rapidly growing, healing-resistant wounds (technically could take a few steps, but it was excruciating.) No accident involved. I received wound care regularly but there would have been no reason for anyone to cut jewelry off of me if I had any on.
In addition to the neurological comment, it depends on whether you are able to get medical treatment. Whether you can afford it, have the right support from family to help you go, and whether doctors believe you or provide good medical care.
I had a whiplash/concussion injury with almost no family support afterwards. I was not in the right state of mind to make medical decisions or figure out which doctors I need to go to, and my family was dismissive of my symptoms. I ended up going to the doc and could not explain what was wrong with me other than that I have this injury and everything hurts. In reality, I was losing strength and my ability to balance, had autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and was constantly hurting and injuring myself. I was only able to get temporary solutions, like stretching or massaging my neck for the first few months before I was able to have enough concentration and cognition to seek the right treatment out.
What happened if i may ask?
OP ran too fast and kicked their own ass. Nah I don't know.
That kind of string doesnt last longterm. If you want to keep it as a permanent sentimental momento, I'd suggest when it does fall off, use a different material to remake it. If you want recommendations of different strings or material to use let me know!
Goodluck on your journey!
would've gotten extra points if the popcorn bucket landed on her head.
Well she got the run fast part right.
Well you can still do 50% of it. Keep kicking ass OP.
You have a funny conversation starter now tho
You can do it tho >:] that thing is about to become an heirloom that your family passes down stories about
Reminds me of when I shaved my head bald and made a joke about being in my Brittney Spears era, and then 1 month later I got cancer and the chemo made me go bald again. Comedic timing.
your body said “you’re a little too comfortable in you mobility… try this”
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I’m finding that out as I go unfortunately, but I said in another comment and will echo the same - I still wear it because it’s a memento of my past life and reminds me that some day I will run fast, and kick ass, once more. 🫡
why do you tie ankle phrase
I was fucking around and just tied it on thinking nothing of it - and now here we are.
Guess you got put on a speed limit..musta went to fast and kicked to much ass.
Honestly embrace it that’s kinda funny in the most ironic way possible
I love a mild infuriation that you also appreciate. Hope life is great to you going forwards OP ♥️
Yeah that's actually hilarious. The sheer irony... not much you can do but laugh at it
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Read the description!
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The gods were offended by his hubris and struck man down.
Karmic curse shoes. Did you get them off a mysterious store with a shred, cryptic owner?
Omg I love sentiments like this. I have a fused ankle so I can’t run, I need a band like this. Sorry it’s infuriating to you sometimes OP. ❤️
So you haven't watched your feet since then 🤔