my3princes
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I hate the fact that I will need to take a wheelchair to WDW. I don't need one in my daily life. My arches fell a year ago and caused muscle damage in my feet. Now I can't walk long distances without immense pain. Amusement parks and shopping malls are no longer what they used to be.
Has anyone else gone through this? Have trouble adapting to a change like this? It feels very odd because I don't think of myself as disabled. My family is ok with it even though I feel bad that someone will have to push me all day.
I know exactly where you are coming from. I have suffered from flat feet most of my life and I understand the pain. I am one of the lucky ones that Have outgrown the pain and suffering that I used to experience, but my podiatrist warns me that my knees will start to feel the pain soon enough. To make matters worse all 3 of my sons also suffer from it. They now have new diagnosises like plasplano vulgas and instability of joints, but no matter what you call it it hurts. My kids to great in everyday life, but a trip to an amusement park or to the mall is murder on us all. The youngest 2 are most afflicted. We finally came to the realization that they need wheelchairs. We got one for the 10 year old last year and made our first trip to WDW with his wheelchair last July. It was such an amazing difference for him. He could use it in lines when he gets the most tired as well as for any distance walking. The best news is that he had NO pain on this trip, for the first time ever. Our youngest is now too heavy for his stroller and we need to get a chair for him too. I know that accepting the fact that you need a wheelchair is a difficult thing to accept, but you will be much happier and have much less pain if you use one
