That is pretty sad what she has to do to get treated normally. I have a lot of respect for what she's doing especially the way she's making people notice her. You and I have it bad as well being in our mid-40's (I just turned 47 so I'm even older than you :P). We get treated this way because we're young, and it looks as though we're out for a free ride and the "perks" like parking in an HP spot.

Where I work, people think I'm faking it. It's not my co-workers, but the other people in the building where I work. I get glared at every time I park in the HP spot. Little do they know what's going on. One day I took it upon myself to explain to some of them what I had. One of the guys down in shipping said to me "I knew it was something like this because my brother-in law has it".

People should respect others no matter who they are.

It's such a free ride isn't it!

John