mummified-zombie:

I’m starting to learn that I can use my mobility aid whenever I want to. I don’t need to be in excruciating pain. I can use it to prevent my pain or when I’m having low level pain.

I can also use it even when I don’t have pain, using it when I’m dizzy and off balance is totally valid :)

Learning to reverse internalized ableism is slow but it feels great!

Been using a cane lately and even on days the stability’s not too bad I realize that instead of trying to stabilize it in the muscles and tire myself I can just let lateral wobble build up and shed it by tapping every 4 or 6 steps