In my mobility scooter yesterday

victory

Don'tskipit wrote: »

Hiya all, excuse me for butting in but I've just bought a scooter today - haven't been further than up and down our road yet!

Having read all your posts I'm getting a bit nervous about using it.

Had one so called 'friend' rang me today, told her about the scooter and I couldn't beleive her attitude - " oh I've seen people using them, park out side a shop and then walk in"
Tried to explain to her that I could do that - (get hold of an Asda trolley to support me!) but no way can I walk far without pain. She didn't get it. She said "Well none of the people I've seen on scooters LOOK disabled"
For goodness sake - how are we to 'LOOK' disabled?! Nothing wrong with my brain (yet!), got a good sense of humour, take care in my appearance, talk on the radio- It's just that my spine has problems.

Sorry to rant on but got that off my chest

You will get that all the time, I do, I can walk, if I wanted to I could walk around the supermarket but then I would be laid up in my bed for a week recovering in absolute agony so I use my scooter to walk for me to make sure I don't have to suffer anymore pain than I am in already, to make my life easier, to get about, I know I can't walk a full day, can't keep saying no thanks to people family and friends when they suggest to go here and there because I can't walk all the time all day long and become a problem so with the scooter I get my life back, I may not look it as your friend says but I need it, badly