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When it’s a bad pain day so you need your cane but it’s a BAD pain day so your hand hurts too much to hold your cane:

…Chat what do I do if my hand hurts too much to use my cane. Am I just fucked? Asking cuz I have to do go outside.

Oh my god I get that feeling so so much. Currently using a cane (my joints suck so bad lmao) and people are so stupid about it!!!!!! Legitimately this is part of the reason I had to leave my former school, people are so rude and stupid about younger people having canes sometimes. Ya either have people acting like you can’t do anything for yourself or like you’re making everything up.

I think the most unfortunate thing is that a lot of the people who give me issues are older people who *also* have canes, they tend to think I’m faking or doing it for the aesthetic just bc I’m younger.

But yeah pretty much the point of all this is that you’re so valid bestie, people should butt out of your business and you should do what’s best for you, good luck!

My knees are getting bad again to the point where I'm considering using my cane again. I don't mind using it, it really does help, but there's always the annoyance of people asking questions or being like "Oh, I'm so sorry for you" with the pity route or "You're young, you don't need that" with the ignorance route. Or, gods, the fucking looks people give me.

I want to be able to use my cane in peace if I need it, thank you. I feel like I walk through a minefield everytime I try and bring it up in conversations about needing it again.