Ahh, my heart is swelling hearing about your experience reading Sitting Pretty. That is everything. The whole point. And I know that feeling -- of finding the mirror to reflect back the experiences I spent most of my life feeling entirely alone in -- I felt it again when I read your experience about the company event and the casual suggestion that you just use a beach wheelchair. A BEACH WHEELCHAIR?! Glad they exist, but not about to be forced to rely on one at a professional event with my new colleagues! Are you kidding me?? It reminds me of the time American Airlines lost my wheelchair, and were like -- but it's okay, cause we have this airport wheelchair you can use! (Also not self-propelling.) And I'm having to have someone literally push me up to the toilet so I can pee. In what world would any of these people accept that kind of indignity?? All that to say -- thank you for this, and you are so cool💛
Thanks so much for reading, friend <3 It was such a big and pivotal moment for me and I remember reaching out when I read it and you responding to me on Instagram DMs and it was so special for me.
Bahhh, I’ve had the same airport experience with AA, in Dallas, and it was sooooo unpleasant. Especially since you’re also dealing with the big fear that your wheelchair is lost and/or broken…
Omg, my horrible experience was in Dallas, too! You are validating my life choices to avoid that airport at all costs🫣
Also, I love that we were able to find each other through the internet. There are plenty of things that suck about the online world, but this kind of thing is the absolute best💓
Ahh, my heart is swelling hearing about your experience reading Sitting Pretty. That is everything. The whole point. And I know that feeling -- of finding the mirror to reflect back the experiences I spent most of my life feeling entirely alone in -- I felt it again when I read your experience about the company event and the casual suggestion that you just use a beach wheelchair. A BEACH WHEELCHAIR?! Glad they exist, but not about to be forced to rely on one at a professional event with my new colleagues! Are you kidding me?? It reminds me of the time American Airlines lost my wheelchair, and were like -- but it's okay, cause we have this airport wheelchair you can use! (Also not self-propelling.) And I'm having to have someone literally push me up to the toilet so I can pee. In what world would any of these people accept that kind of indignity?? All that to say -- thank you for this, and you are so cool💛
Thanks so much for reading, friend <3 It was such a big and pivotal moment for me and I remember reaching out when I read it and you responding to me on Instagram DMs and it was so special for me.
Bahhh, I’ve had the same airport experience with AA, in Dallas, and it was sooooo unpleasant. Especially since you’re also dealing with the big fear that your wheelchair is lost and/or broken…
Omg, my horrible experience was in Dallas, too! You are validating my life choices to avoid that airport at all costs🫣
Also, I love that we were able to find each other through the internet. There are plenty of things that suck about the online world, but this kind of thing is the absolute best💓
I couldn’t agree more 💛💛💛💛