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I have a chronic illness and I'm definitely not safe to drive today, but I have a commitment downtown this afternoon that I'm determined to make.

My illness is not compatible with public transportation. I've tried. Ridesource is also not an option. I need to figure out a way to get myself and my collapsible chair downtown this afternoon for a 45 minute appointment. The chair itself weighs 60 pounds and can fit in the trunk of a car, but I can't lift it myself.

I don't have Uber or Lyft, but I can sign up for it. Or is there a taxi service that would transport my chair? I have to be downtown by 3. I'm not asking for any individual to give me a ride, I'm just trying to figure it out through an existing system. Thank you.

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First time poster here, desperately seeking cheap replacement armrest pads.

The other day I was assaulted by some random weirdo "helping" me by trying to force my chair through a too-narrow door frame. Now I need to replace both arm rest pads on my Fold n Go. I don't want to talk about the details of the incident, but yes I filed a police report. And yes, I'm okay.

I generally love my chair, but it seems it has a proprietary design where "universal" pads won't fit. They're 12" long which isn't a problem. The problem is the space between the screw holes, which is 7.5" or 190 cm. I've been all over Amazon and can't find anything compatible. And of course the price from Fold N Go is completely outrageous.

So does anyone know of an armrest pad that's compatible with that which won't cost me $70 including shipping? Like many disabled folk my earning capacity is limited so this is a big problem for me. Even if the police find this guy, it could take months through the legal process for any restitution. Thank you.

If you see someone with a disability apparently struggling with something in public, don't just jump in and give them a shove. Follow basic social norms and introduce yourself, smile, and OFFER to help them.

I was at a restaurant yesterday and went to the bathroom. As soon as I opened the door I realized that the layout was unusable for me and I was about to back out and go back to my table. Instead, a random hand appeared above my head and slammed the door all the way open, and pressure from behind shoved into my chair to try to force me through the door. Naturally this wedged me firmly in the door frame and I almost couldn't get free. When I did, this person disappeared without a word and I never even saw them.

Thanks to them, I'm going to have to spend $50 on a new armrest because it got smashed against the door frame. Would they even care if they knew? Probably not. He just saw me as a stereotype, an opportunity for virtue signaling, and probably went back to his table to brag to his friends about what a great guy he is.

So .. this may come as a surprise to some, but people with disabilities are actually PEOPLE. You can even talk to us! And yes, we actually know what we're doing with our mobility aids.

Maybe we're not actually struggling.

Maybe we're working on developing our skills and want to do it on our own.

Maybe we've worked out our own idiosyncratic way of doing something that doesn't need to make sense to anyone else.

Or .. maybe we just don't want to be bothered.

Ultimately, our mobility aids are an extension of our bodies. If you wouldn't walk up to a random stranger standing in a door frame and violently shove them through, why would you do it just because someone is sitting down?

I posted this last night and it was deleted. To clarify, this incident happened in Eugene which is why I posted it here.

EDIT: Obviously, don't send any negativity to the business. It had nothing to do with the business or their staff, and the manager did his best to check the security footage to identify the guy. I have nothing but respect for how they handled it, and only named them for local relavance.

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f you see someone with a disability apparently struggling with something in public, don't just jump in and give them a shove. Follow basic social norms and introduce yourself, smile, and OFFER to help them.

I was at a business on Coburg Rd yesterday and went to the bathroom. As soon as I opened the door I realized that the layout was unusable for me and I was about to back out and go back to my table. Instead, a random hand appeared above my head and slammed the door all the way open, and pressure from behind shoved into my chair to try to force me through the door. Naturally this wedged me firmly in the door frame and I almost couldn't get free. When I did, this person disappeared without a word and I never even saw them.

Thanks to them, I'm going to have to spend $50 on a new armrest because it got smashed against the door frame. Would they even care if they knew? Probably not. He just saw me as a stereotype, an opportunity for virtue signaling, and went back to his table to brag to his friends about what a great guy he is.

So .. this may come as a surprise to some, but people with disabilities are actually PEOPLE. You can even talk to us! And yes, we actually know what we're doing with our mobility aids and it doesn't need to make sense to anyone else.

Maybe we're not actually struggling.

Maybe we're working on developing our skills and want to do it on our own.

Maybe we've worked out our own idiosyncratic way of doing something that doesn't need to make sense to anyone else.

Or .. maybe we just don't want to be bothered.

Ultimately, our mobility aids are an extension of our bodies. If you wouldn't walk up to a random stranger standing in a door frame and violently shove them through, why would you do it just because someone is sitting down?

If you see someone with a disability apparently struggling with something in public, don't just jump in and give them a shove. Follow basic social norms and introduce yourself, smile, and OFFER to help them.

I was in a restaurant today and went to the bathroom. As soon as I opened the door I realized that the layout was unusable for me and I was about to back out and go back to my table. Instead, a random hand appeared above my head and slammed the door all the way open, and pressure from behind shoved into my chair to try to force me through the door. Naturally this wedged me firmly in the door frame and I almost couldn't get free. When I did, this person disappeared without a word and I never even saw them.

Thanks to them, I'm going to have to spend $80 on a new armrest because it got smashed against the door frame. Would they even care if they knew? Probably not. He just saw me as a stereotype, an opportunity for virtue signaling, and went back to his table to brag to his friends about what a great guy he is.

So .. this may come as a surprise to some, but people with disabilities are actually PEOPLE. You can even talk to us! And yes, we actually know what we're doing with our mobility aids and it doesn't need to make sense to anyone else.

Maybe we're not actually struggling.

Maybe we're working on developing our skills and want to do it on our own.

Maybe we've worked out our own idiosyncratic way of doing something that doesn't need to make sense to anyone else.

Or .. maybe we just don't want to be bothered.

Ultimately, our mobility aids are an extension of our bodies. If you wouldn't walk up to a random stranger standing in a door frame and violently shove them through, why would you do it just because someone is sitting down?

When I first got sick four and a half years ago, I had terrible balance and did a lot of furniture-surfing around the house. I never actually fell, but my house is all hardwood floors and the fear has stayed with me despite a partial recovery.

The other day I wore the wrong pair of shoes, pivoted in a turn, and went down like a ton of bricks on the pavement in a public parking lot. It was so dramatic that it totaled both shoes and I sat in shock for a few minutes before getting up. I'm glad nobody saw me actually fall, because the embarrassment would have made it so much worse.

I ran into a friend a few minutes later, and she gave me lots of warmth and sympathy and spent several minutes finding a bandaid for my skinned knee. It helped a lot with the shock and adrenaline of the fall. Overnight, the pain from the fall spread throughout my body.

I went to the doctor yesterday and found that I had sprained both ankles. My doc is wonderful an did some osteopathic thing to pop my foot tendons back into place. She checked the rest of me and didn't pinpoint any other injuries, but of course today the pain has spread and I'm doing my best to baby myself.

Naturally the fatigue today has been off the charts, probably because of the pain and the shock of hitting the pavement. I've had a few friends drop by with snacks and thoughtful suggestions, and I got a caregiver to come by tomorrow for a last-minute appointment. I'm trying to figure out which symptoms are Injury and which are LC responses - definitely the fatigue, worsened brain fog, and depression.

Strangely, I'm no longer afraid of falling! It was awful, but I survived and now I feel like I've gotten it out of the way so I can move on from that fear.

Mostly, I'm trying to focus on gratitude for my friends and family supporting me. A furbaby who's barely left my side. I was thinking of going to a very demanding festival tomorrow but backed out of buying the $45 ticket a couple weeks ago. I have the means to buy a bunch of ready-meals at the grocery store to help stay off my feet. And an awesome doc who was able to see me at the last minute and make a concrete difference. I'll be laid up for 2-3 weeks, but I feel my community at my back and it makes a huge difference.

Sorry, I'm not sure which flair to add so I just went with the TW. It seemed appropriate.

I'm 4.5 years in myself, and I've made maybe a 65% recovery in that time. I've researched morbidity on my own anyway, and every formal source I've read has told me it's not fatal. But someone in my church died from "LC complications" (I didn't ask.) and on here I read recently that someone died from LC.

Could someone please explain how LC is fatal, and what the mortality rates are? I'd like to understand. Thank you.

We're on the tail end of a heat wave where I live, so today it "only" went up to about 90 degrees. I was in an outdoor line at the food bank, in a parking lot. The food tables themselves were under a shade canopy, but not the line.

There was an elderly gentleman in line with no shoes, standing barefoot on the blacktop. Ouch! He wasn't complaining, wasn't doing the hotfoot dance, but a lot of us noticed and weren't sure what to do. Finally the woman behind him asked him his shoe size. I didn't hear his response, but a moment later she ran to her car and came back with a pair of shoes! They fit perfectly and he gave her a gentle bear hug. A few of us broke out in awkward applause.

I'm in a place socially where I can't "admit" publicly to many people that I use that service, so I'm sharing it here anonymously. Our times seem to be engineered to make us smaller and more self-interested, but it's moments like these that keep my hope alive.

Hi everyone, new member here with my first post.

I just had my worst symptom flare ever since getting LC four and a half years ago, and I became violently photosensitive as part of it. Thankfully I'm back on track now. But with summer upon us everything is especially bright and I'm thinking of getting a pair of high-quality sunglasses. As dark as I can get.

I don't even care about the fashion side of it, I'd just like to be able to go out into the world without being so triggered. Can anyone recommend some good brands? Thank you.

Yes, I know it's smoke season. What bothers me is that it wakes me up in the wee hours and prompts me to close up the house right when I need the fresh air currents the most to cool everything down.

Tonight it's enough that my eyes are burning a little, and I've checked multiple websites to find no fires documented anywhere nearby. The air quality is in the 20s range. Over the past couple weeks I thought it might be some distant neighbor making backyard smores, but not at 1am.

Does anyone know where this is coming from? Knowing won't make my beathing any happier, but at least it would be nice to know I'm not crazy. I smell it, I feel it in my eyes and throat. What's going on, and where?

⚠️ ICE CARS IN COMMUNITY ⚠️

As of 8:30 AM, all known Eugene ICE kidnap vehicles are not parked at the Eugene federal building which is unusual and means they are likely out in the community. It is unknown if they are in Lane County or elsewhere in the state.

- Black Dodge Durango OR 143JJH

- Black Chevy Tahoe WA BIS0171

- Silver Ford Expedition OR 670MLA

- Blue Ford Taurus OR 747FJX

- Silver Dodge Grand Caravan unplated

Keep your eyes open for these cars. If spotted, call PIRC (18886221510) notify ICE reports unvetted, and continue to monitor and record.

⚠️ICE VEHICLE IN THE COMMUNITY⚠️ black Dodge Durango 143 jjh just left the federal building

More updates as they come available. PIRC has been notified.