tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107216189891054743.post7073629813352442245..comments2023-04-02T16:59:00.513-07:00Comments on TeamReedblog: Pushing buttonsCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653405802122627521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107216189891054743.post-757940220713784422012-08-27T18:32:14.336-07:002012-08-27T18:32:14.336-07:00The amputation was actually a relief. It was surge...The amputation was actually a relief. It was surgery number 6 and I felt a lot better afterwards. I'm totally fine with it and always have been. I've discovered a lot of things I didn't know or think about before it affected me. It's normal. My favorite is inaccessible "accessible" places. See: http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/Blog/Jan-Chait/adventures_in_scooterland/<br /><br />Holler at me sometime. I'm in the book.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107216189891054743.post-20607760437219161062012-08-27T04:21:52.987-07:002012-08-27T04:21:52.987-07:00I had no idea, Jan! I'm sorry you've had t...I had no idea, Jan! I'm sorry you've had to suffer that kind of trauma. I relayed your story. She got really quiet. Got a little teary and I think gets it.<br /><br />Thank you. I was really at a loss. She's a compassionate kid but sometimes we miss this kind of thing.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653405802122627521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107216189891054743.post-91218345678438775402012-08-26T21:31:04.311-07:002012-08-26T21:31:04.311-07:00Ah, there's nothing more frustrating than need...Ah, there's nothing more frustrating than needing that blue button - only to find that it's broken. Probably because too many perfectly able-bodied people have pushed it. All I was doing was carrying groceries into my house, when my Achilles tendon ruptured. Tore completely in two. Surgery to reattach it left me with a bone infection. The infection spread. It began to spread up my leg. The only was to stop it was to have an amputation. So now I need that blue button. And the handicapped spaces and the accessible bathroom stalls. Please tell Ali we do exist. Even when we didn't intend to. Jan ChaitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com