My appreciation for those that have mobility challenges grows each time I venture out into the "World". It is the small things. Heavy door that no one opens, eiles that don't fit a walker. Just the rough surfaces and the transitions between them. These are not easy challenges. Macy's at the mall has this beautiful rock flooring. The wheel get caught. Nordstroms has great marble, slick.... The carpet is hard to go on if it is not laid correctly. Lots of little tiny obstacles.
The bathrooms are a nightmare. The toilets are too low to the ground and the bars were placed by those that do not use them. It is a silly thing but it is something that I have learned to think about. While my bad hip made my world smaller, the needing to use the walker puts the world in a different perspective. I go places, I just need to pre plan for the events. I am so glad that is short tern and not a forever event.
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