Streaks of Light

I shifted to a new pair of crutches. Forearm ones. A little more wobbly than the axial crutches but at least it lessens the stares just a little bit.
It’s much harder to move around with clamps stuck on your forearms while you helplessly open doors. The good thing about forearm crutches is that they [...]

Look at me right-side up,
Or, chance upon me through webbed strands,
You can even glance from the bottom of a glass,
Or, through ink-filled vase.
But do take a really close look at me,
as I indifferently turn my back.

Finally! After 8 weeks my cast is gone!
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I am now the proud owner of a swollen, hairy and very fragile leg and a 7K aircast >_< sigh.
*peeks at leg*
Looks very much like Robocop’s leg.
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Or a Storm Trooper’s.
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Or a Bionic leg.
@_@
It doesn’t fit my wardrobe. -.-
ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!

One of the most infuriating experiences I had while in crutches was with a Guard in the Greenbelt 5 parking lot near the handicapped zone.
Guard: “Hindi po kayo pwede dito, pang-handicap lang to.” (You can’t park here, the space is for handicapped people only.)
Me: “Handicapped ako, tignan mo” (I’m handicapped, look at my leg.) [...]

People tend to look at you differently while you’re in a cast.
From my recent observations, I summed it up into three types of people: Loving; Indifferent; and the Horrified ones.
Loving People
They are the ones who will go out of their way to open a door for you, move a chair or a table to one [...]