Aug 13
Things my cane has done for me, as a person with POTS:
- eased the transition between sitting and standing, lessening the likelihood of syncope
- provided a personal space buffer between others and myself during a fainting spell
- assisted balance
- provided extra stability when ascending large flights of stairs/hills
- visualized my invisible disability
Now, this isn’t to say I needed a cane to take my POTS seriously. I needed it to give my body some slack. However, my experience won’t be someone else’s. At the end of the day:
Nobody with a disability owes you their condition, their reason for aids or proof of how disabled they are. You owe them respect, just like you would give anyone else
