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Uuuuuigh my left leg is currently up to Some Shit, like, microspasms in like 5 separate places? Felt super unstable in the shower yesterday night (had to slide down the wall to sit in the tub mid-rinse) but figured I'd sleep it off, now I'm not so sure
Anybody have recs for shower bars? It's a rental though so ease of install and removal is key
tldr I was looking up the classification system for cerebral palsy (GMFCS) and part of the 2nd level is "climbing stairs with the use of a railing" which just about knocked me out. Ableds. . . are you not. . . using railings? it's right there? this is trying to tell me it's abled culture Not to use the railing?
Are you physically able-bodied and do you use the handrail on the stairs?
I am able-bodied and use the handrail always/almost always (ex: hands are full)
I am able-bodied and never use the handrail/only use in certain cases (tag them)
I am disabled and want to click a button/show results
(use your best judgement as to whether or not abledness applies to you here. mostly I mean disabilities that would have some impact on stair-climbing, natch. chronic pain/fatigue counts, but, like, d/Deafness wouldn't, you get me?)
To add to my lengthy headcanon that Jules Bashir had some variety of motor/mobility disorder (cerebral palsy and/or its attendant smorgasbord of dyspraxias), this also explains him having gotten really good at tennis post-augment, like, as a side benefit, having a body that actually does what you intend it to do is Good and Fun! Kids don't care about being a Productive Member of Society in the abstract, but hot damn if I was "cured" at 7 and drunk on power newfound hand-eye coordination I'd have devoted my time and energy to like, gymnastics or BMX biking.
Thinking about the interplay between my cp and mental illnesses. . . not like "O woe, I am blighted and vexed by The Palsy, so heavily it weighs upon mine addled mind" but like, this one congenital condition has sure conditioned me to accept the rest of 'em as congenital conditions, huh.
I asked this same question on Twitter, but does anybody have spastic CP and also tattoos? How'd it go for you? One thing I wanna do months from now with both vaccine shots is get my first tat BUT The Palsy(tm) gives me basically no control over how my body handles tactile stimulus, especially painful ones in any useful capacity, and I don't want to flinch hard and fuck up the artist or the ink.
I know all tattooing experiences vary based on location, even for ableds, in terms of pain, but if I’m diplegic in my legs and trying to get ink on my inner forearm, for example, I’m assuming that would cut down on Inopportune Spasming as a factor?
ideal mobility aid: being carried bridal style from place to place
Man I really do not think I’ve ever empathized with a fictional character the way I do with Ryan from Special, like in such a way that I want to give him ADVICE, both as a wizened cripple and a wizened gay.
I know human person Ryan O’Connell is less, well, pathetic, than fictional character Ryan Hayes, but some extremely niche points had me YELLING, one palsied dumbass to another:
Jaywalking is a TEAM SPORT
Boxers, duh!! For one thing, only models look good in briefs, for another, think of the upper thigh coverage!
These doodads that turn any lace-up shoes into slip-ons have probably saved my whole life and come in 13 colors including rainbow (extremely fiddly, dexterity-wise, but at least it’s a one time thing)
Just fuck in a spooning position from the get-go; this irked me particularly because he wasn’t the sw’s first client with cp (like, you’re telling me he fucked people with WORSE cp in a position OTHER THAN spooning?) and they were shown cuddling in that position after
I hate when CP is described as a condition that affects children. It affects people from birth, there’s a fucking difference. Everything I’ve been able to find (entirely on the internet, after mentioning my diagnosis/symptoms to my new, terrible, primary care doctor in March and receiving absolutely no response) has been like, “enjoy a long life of early-onset osteoarthritis and chronic fatigue, oldster!”
On the other hand, I, an anxious spastic, know Valium is an antispasmodic and has been used to treat the condition I have.
two birds one stone motherfucker!
