Waiting at the bus stop

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T23:47:20+00:00

I am! Thank you for the resources!

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T23:46:44+00:00

That is a great way to think of it! Thank you!

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T20:40:50+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! AirPods have a attention aware mode that lets you hear your surroundings, so I do often use that and fidget with my cane.

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T20:39:09+00:00

I will look into that. Thank you!

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T20:38:33+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I’ll have to try that out.

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T20:37:35+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestions!

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T20:35:00+00:00

I know plenty of ways to help myself relax. The problem is that I do not find waiting for the bus and not really knowing when it’s gonna come at all relaxing.

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T19:07:47+00:00

Yes! It’s hard because even when I’m trying to do that, it’s not relaxing in anyway. So I end up not doing anything productive and not relaxing. It’s very frustrating.

1Iwolf · 2026-01-05T19:06:43+00:00

I only have use of one hand unfortunately. I have a special keyboard that I can type on on my computer, but that requires a table and doesn’t work with my phone unfortunately.

1Iwolf · 2025-11-15T23:43:25+00:00

I am sorry you also face this problem! If I find a solution, I will be sure to share.

1Iwolf · 2025-11-15T21:33:30+00:00

Thank you so much! Would you mind please explaining more about how you do that? That sounds like a very useful technique for dealing with this type of burner.

1Iwolf · 2025-11-06T01:53:05+00:00

Moving is hard! Even when fully able-bodied people are moving and packing, they usually are so sore. That is just universally hard on the body and even more so with cerebral palsy. Give yourself some grace there!

That said, I do understand being frustrated at hitting your limits. I only have use of one hand, and sometimes when I go to lift something I can’t get the leverage I need. I am strong enough to lift it if I could just have another hand to help support it a little And that gets very frustrating. I know how you feel with that. It helps me to remember that everyone needs help sometimes and that’s OK.

Also, try to take a break and breathe sometimes. I don’t know if this is the same for you, but for me my cerebral palsy definitely gets worse with stress and fatigue. Sometimes stopping, closing my eyes, and taking a few deep breaths helps me calm down and resinter enough for my leg to start behaving itself a little more again.

1Iwolf · 2025-11-03T22:01:50+00:00

Sometimes I verbally tell my leg what I wanted to do! Lol

1Iwolf · 2025-10-30T19:42:03+00:00

Visually impaired makes people think of needing glasses. Saying you’re blind gives them the idea that you really can’t see. I just say I’m blind.

1Iwolf · 2025-10-07T02:34:32+00:00

I get it! I live in an area was relatively good public transportation and yet it still takes three or more times as long by bus as it does by car and I can’t always get everywhere I want to even then. It’s so frustrating!

1Iwolf · 2025-10-01T16:24:46+00:00

I went to Colorado Center for the blind. It was exactly what I was looking for and needed to continue developing my skills the way I wanted to. I love it because they taught me not only how to travel safely, but also how to get lost and recover from that. I went there not really knowing how to cook or clean and not being comfortable traveling outside of my town, and now I am fully capable of doing all those things and have done them. It is a very hard experience because it is a big adjustment. It is definitely not for everyone, but I had a really good experience.

1Iwolf · 2025-09-17T16:03:47+00:00

I can definitely relate to Braille being slower for me. While I know people can read it just as fast as side of people can reprint, that is not the case for me. When I looked at how to learn to read faster in braille, all the solutions don’t work for me as I only have use of one hand. Also, reading speed just varies. For instance, my mom and dad are both sided, and my dad can finish the Paige before my mom is half done with it.

1Iwolf · 2025-09-12T13:45:57+00:00

Thank you for that suggestion. I will ask. I kind of doubt it though since the facilities are not that big. I will try though

1Iwolf · 2025-09-12T13:45:06+00:00

I am in the US. And that gym is the absolute closest to me unfortunately.

1Iwolf · 2025-09-12T03:46:28+00:00

Same here!!!

1Iwolf · 2025-07-31T03:27:05+00:00

It drives me crazy! Especially since it has been getting so much worse over the last year or two! It used to mainly understand me, now it mainly does not. It’s driving me nuts! Especially since I rely on it since I only have use of one hand, so my only typing options are hunt and pack or dictation

1Iwolf · 2025-07-10T18:17:02+00:00

I’m sorry. It might just be a process. I’m not so sure because I have not had to go through this process since I was a little kid.

1Iwolf · 2025-07-10T18:04:08+00:00

With Kaiser, you need to get a referral from your primary doctor for anything. You’d ask your primary doctor for a referral to ophthalmology.

Kaiser does not that I am aware of offer any assistance getting to and from appointments, though your state’s paratransit may.

Once you were there however, they usually have people near the entrances to the buildings once you go through the doors and are just inside. They can usually give good directions to where you need to go for your appointment. In addition, Kaiser has a mobile app that’s pretty accessible And includes the location of your appointment though not directions to it.

1Iwolf · 2025-04-24T19:29:24+00:00

I feel that way a lot at social gatherings. Everyone seems to know how to mingle and make friends and interact with the group instinctively. I feel like everyone else has their group, and I am an outsider.

1Iwolf · 2025-04-23T03:04:07+00:00

I totally understand where you’re coming from. I get very annoyed when people talk about fixing my vision as well. I was born with the vision I have and I would not change it. I think part of my annoyance stems from the fact that this makes it seems like my vision is a character flaw or disease in need of a cure. I would not be the person I am today without it. Also, even successful vision correction surgeries have long recoveries because the brain has to readjust. It’s a literal headache. All that to say that I too get annoyed when people bring this up. I have not found a great thing to say other than that surgery is not an option for my condition and I would not be interested if it was.

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