Random stuffs

The kid was picked up by an ambulance 30 minutes later.

Now as an adult working in security I get SO MANY folks- upper-middle aged mostly- coming to me to 'rat out' people they think are faking it.

I was once sent into a bathroom because a client demanded that the "fucker won't get out, so go drag them out"- I was NEVER going to do that, so I did a wellness check instead. You know who it was? A person recently released from the hospital after a car accident. They had a hole in their skull and major hearing loss. They couldn't answer the owner because they couldn't HEAR the owner.

Another time about a homeless man who got around town by kicking the ground from his wheelchair. "You know he doesn't actually need that thing, his legs work fine, it's just for pity points"- Oh, so he's not paralyzed, his wheelchair is performative? Funny story Dale, I actually know that guy, he was backed over by a truck and has chronic pain from his shattered pelvis. But sure, let's make him stand up and walk everywhere so nobody feels too bad for him and tries to help him or something.

"She doesn't need that scooter, I've seen her get out of it."

"Look how fat he is, because he just rides around and refuses to get up."

"She doesn't really need that cane- she comes here without it all the time"

(i have no reason to do this as i'm cis and comfortable with how my body looks and would not have/accept any surgeries even to save my life (for personal reasons), but if someone else did this, i think they'd 100% be the coolest person on the entire planet)

(disclaimer: i work in the medical field (mostly non-patient facing) at a healthcare system with surgical services for gender affirming care, oncology and risk-reduction, and cosmetic reasons. sometimes the system is so bleak, i have to imagine ways that people can come out on the other side with joy and whimsy despite it all)

i hope all goes well and that the outcome is better than you could have hoped for, Teaboot!!!