I am IC and although the Government considers it a disability I don't feel mine is , it's just a damned annoyance , then again I am in a wheelchair an obvious one as a disability , I find it to be a PIA sometimes but I don't consider it disabling, the things I can do , I do seated , sure a 500 pound wheelchair doesn't let me go swimming to easily, but then again my condition does not permit swimming so no great loss , as to IC and the severity of it , I suppose it can play a role somewhat in how you feel about it as a disabling condition , but one thing you learn with any condition including IC , life goes on , pity parties can make you pretty miserable , so F' it drive on , the greatest limitation in this life is what's between your ears , I do not care if somebody knows I am IC and wear diapers ,if I don't let these things define and limit me , why should anyone else let it bother them and define them , I am a lot more than my diaper or my IC just as I am a lot more than my fancy wheelchair , if you have read any of my other posts you have probably seen in my able bodied days I was a Firefighter/Nurse , those define me much more than any disability , and it blows people's minds when I pull out my wallet and my gold shield is there with my ID , attesting to the fact that I worked long hours in hazardous conditions for low wages and liked it , most people wrongly believe that "disabled" people were born this way or many times they ask was it a diving accident ? Assuming I broke my neck , there are more people in wheelchairs from other stuff then there are from breaking there neck . I guess I am saying poorly there is a small group who feel there health challenges are insurmountable , and many feel this early on , but life has a way of showing you ,nobody else really cares and the world keeps turning just as you should , wear your diapers use your chair and don't let it hold you back , there is a whole lot of world and life to see and do before you die, you will get to some of it but rarely all .
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