tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post4315041176929777577..comments2023-05-31T01:45:02.663-07:00Comments on Sick Momma: What Was I Thinking?!Avivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-50778464775788975132008-08-02T21:03:00.000-07:002008-08-02T21:03:00.000-07:00hi Sherril!Actually, I do have one (although it di...hi Sherril!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I do have one (although it didn't help at the beach because I didn't see any handicapped street parking)! I strongly recommend asking for it. I felt really lame when I asked my internist for it, but she had no problem doing it.<BR/><BR/>I get the "temporary" ones that expire after six months. I've renewed it once, and when it expires in October, I plan to ask my internist to just go ahead and give me the six-year one. <BR/><BR/>I promised her when I first got it that I'd happily stop using it when I was better. And I sometimes choose not to use it if I'm having an especially good day -- I figure any little bit of exercise is good for me. But at this point, I'm fairly pessimistic that my symptoms are going away anytime soon. So I'd like to not have to renew it every six months.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, you should really get one. You don't have to use it if you're not as tired and achy as usual. But for those times you are, it can make the difference for me in being able to go some place or not. <BR/><BR/>And fwiw, I've never had anyone give me any grief about using it. Yes, sometimes people look twice, but no one says anything and I just ignore them. Just like I ignore the people who look like they think I'm being lazy when I use the scooter some stores provide. (But without the scooter, I'd never be able to shop there. And even with the scooter, I get so exhausted anyway!)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, definitely go ahead and ask for one, and then you'll have it if/when you need it. You certainly qualify!!Avivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749687802138692392.post-88110193540458840232008-08-02T11:34:00.000-07:002008-08-02T11:34:00.000-07:00It must be rough. I never had any kids (thank you...It must be rough. I never had any kids (thank you, endometriosis) so I haven't had to deal with that. But I have nieces and nephews that I adore and want to spend time with, so I can relate to a degree.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking of asking my Dr. for a handicapped hang tag just so I can go to places like water and theme parks with the kids, and your post has just caused me to decide to ask about it on my next appointment. I have to take so much "stuff" with me to places like that just to be comfortable, that it causes me not to go because I feel like a burden and a half asking anyone else to help me carry it all in when they've got plenty of their own stuff to carry (and the kids are at the age where they don't want to do anything they're asked to do so it's just more pleasant not to ask!). <BR/><BR/>I've been fighting it for years, this handicapped tag thing, but I figure I won't HAVE to use it if I don't think I really need it. And I really don't want to deal with people seeing me get out of the car "looking fine", giving me grief about not needing to use the handicapped parking spaces, either. So I'll just save it for when I really need it. Have you thought about getting one? It sounds like it might be helpful...Sherrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898319570225926653noreply@blogger.com