Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Lyn, I don't agree completely. It always seemed to me that to see a man in a wheelchair or with a cane or crutch was more acceptable than to see a woman like that. Perhaps its because (more) men fight in wars and do construction jobs that would make an injury acceptable. Womenare more likely to be expected to wear heels (something Ive never been able to do) and not look physically stressed, which CMT does to you if you stay active like many of us do or at least i do. Yes, women do bear pain better though, (I've had a child of my own). I am more okay with it than others. But, it is harder to deal with a disability when you have to be around a society that doesn't. For example, right now I am not wearing my ankle supports at the library where Im typing this because they dont " look pretty " . So, I do have to use my cane but I wont use the ankle supports and I pay for it. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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