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I feel privileged to be able to walk and stand. When I was born, most doctors thought that I would never be able to. However, through lots of surgeries and physical therapy, I am.
The other day, I was working as a cashier in a grocery store, and a woman asked me âwhy do YOU get toâŠÂ
Sorry, this cut out for some reason. My dad took one look and immediately knew that my knee was dislocated and he took me to a hospital, where I got an MRI. There was extensive damage to my tendons surrounding my knees due to the years of dislocations without treatment.
I have an incredibly rare muscular disability. When I was young, my kneecaps started dislocating randomly, but I instinctively pushed them back into place myself. Still, the pain was agonizing. It hurt so bad that I couldnât walk for days. When I told my mom about it, she didnât believeâŠÂ
for the love of god, STUDY! youâre there to learn and youâre paying to learn. it is so expensive to take a class again because you failed it the first time!
Honestly, Buzzfeed is one of the few places where I see disabled people (like me) presented as people - not stories to be inspired by, or someone to be pitied. As someone who grew up with teachers, guidance counselors, and other influential adults thrusting pictures and videos ofâŠÂ
I wear braces on my legs due to a rare muscular disability, and people constantly try to overstep to âhelpâ me. Itâs not helping if I donât ask for it!
I wish I actually got sex education. The only thing that we got was a single question on our study guide for the health class final exam, and when I couldnât find it in the book, I asked our instructor. It was something along the lines of âwhat is the best way to prevent an STD?ââŠÂ
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