To Wheelchair or not to Wheelchair?

Effie96

I'm 29 and it's becoming increasingly painful and tiring to stand and walk for long.

Last year I started university (very late in life😅) with the help of my rollator. I find myself missing days as I just cant bare standing/walking as much as I need to even with my rollator or my crutches.

I keep backtracking and talking myself out of looking into getting a wheelchair because "I'm being dramatic" or "it's not that bad" and "I can manage, I don't need one" and then finding myself a few days later wishing I had one so I might be able to go into uni that day or that today I could have managed much more/better with a wheelchair 😫

Aside from my internal battle on need i'm also very aware that people are not typically understanding on ambulatory Wheelchair users…

Overall, I'm confused and any advice would be welcome :)

Rachel_Scope

Hi @Effie96 😊 I don't use a wheelchair so can't give advice in that regard, but I'd say that you should make the decision that's best for you. Don't talk yourself out of getting one just because you think you're 'being dramatic'. If you need one, you need one! Could it be that you just use it on days where you really need it so it's there as a back-up? That way it'll be easier for you to attend uni.