[Hopeless]

I just saw the promo for tomorrow night's TV show What Would You Do? that airs on ABC. The clip I saw was of someone using one of those electric carts you find in grocery and other stores for people that have difficulty walking.

The clip implied the person using the cart was NOT disabled and should NOT be using the cart. My first thought was How does anyone know just by looking at someone that they are NOT disabled? Many of us on NT have "invisible" disabilities. Can a total stranger SEE if we have nerve pain that makes it impossible for us to walk through a store? Does the fact that we can stand to reach an item on a shelf make us capable of walking through a store?

From a clip of only a few mere seconds, I have no idea of what the show will depict but thought it might be of interest to those here that use the carts or just have a disability that is not obvious to a passerby.

I have never seen the show before but I will try to watch it tomorrow night.

Just wanted to let others know in case they were interested in watching.

[Kitt]

I posted to your question under Social Chat.

[KnowNothingJon]

I am more in the "compromised" camp when it comes to my progression- everything takes some amount of extra energy to do and some days require maximum rest, minimal functionality.

I have always been rather empathetic, though I'd be lying if I said I've never questioned someones need in the past, whether it be a cart situation or cutting in a line. Of course since my own problems have arisen I have looked at these situations much differently.

For my senior thesis I concentrated on the meta nature of a couple of plays with an emphasis of appearance vs reality. Oddly enough it is something I get to deal with lately.

With all my weight loss I get told how good I look, never mind that I usually feel like a welcome mat on a muddy day when this comes up. I've learned to be more gracious with these comments.

If I saw someone being hassled for using a cart with questions of their disability I might have spoken up for them in the past. Now? Sharpen that silver tongue, lashing commencing in aisle 5.

I may have leaped off topic.

Sorry about that.

Jon

[anon1028]

before my brain injury I didn't even know it was possible to be this sick and look fine. people would be shocked

[Kitt]

Just watched it. My comments are under Social Chat.