Speaking of…

The decal expires at the end of this year, 12/12/2012 to be exact.  I remember when my PCP prescribed it for me – for some reason i didn’t ask my neurologist – maybe i was still going to the asshole who insisted on calling me Mrs. O’Brien?  i’m not sure.. anyhoo, my PCP is very sweet – he actually kinda spoils me.  I remember years ago, i’d fractured my ankle and went to him.  the conversation went like this:

Me: isn’t it bad enough that i should take some time off from work?
Doc: You want some time off?
Me: Of course
Doc: How much time you want?
Me: I think 6 weeks should do it
i walked out with a short term disablility slip for 6 weeks off – i LOVE him
Anyhoo, so when he was prescribing the decal, he said, “do you think we should put an expiration date?  i think so, lets be hopeful and optimistic…let’s do 2012” (which at the time of course was soooooooooo far away). 
sadly, the time is almost upon us and i still need the thing (can’t imagine life without it).  I guess at the end of the year i will go back to him and either get an extension (i can still be hopeful) or might as well get a non expiring one 🙁

I Can’t do Without…

MY HANDICAPPED DECAL!!!

i got in my first accident that was my fault some Sundays ago.  In my 24 years of driving, it was the first time that i could blame noone but myself.  The right headlight was completely smashed and there were some scratches on the bumper, so i took the car in on Saturday to be fixed.  As a result, i have a rental right now.  Now, whenever i switch cars like that (get a rental, drive in someone else’s car), one of the things that i  always try to remember (ESPECIALLY with the rental) is the handicapped decal!

so on Saturday, G and I cleaned out the car, handicapped decal and all and transferred to the rental.  I drive a Civic Coupe – the smaller the car (within reason), the better for me; we drove off the lot in an Impala – ugh – it just wasn’t as comfortable for either of us (she drives my car way more than i do).  Anyway, so we hung the decal on the rearview mirror, but every time we put it up, it fell back down – it just wasn’t hooking on as it should have, so we just left it on theground of the car; no need to fight it. 

Well we had to park at some time and i pulled into the handicap spot.  I stayed in the car while G got out to get some stuff.  While i was sitting there waiting, it occured to me that i should put the thing up even tho i  was sitting in the car.  Somehow i managed to hook the decal on properly so that it appeared to be a little more stable than it had been earlier, but the windows were down, so that was not helping the cause.  I turned up the passenger side window, but left mine down.  Everything was good until G got back to the car and opened the door…don’t u know that decal went flying out the car!!!  Good thing it was with G because she had to go running behind it to get it.  Can you imagine if it had been me??  somebody else would be reaping my benefits because eh no way, i would have been able to catch it.

I can’t imagine being without it – i really can’t; it just makes so many things so much more convenient for me.  It’s kinda like my cane, i can’t imagine how i managed without it.

I Can't do Without…

MY HANDICAPPED DECAL!!!

i got in my first accident that was my fault some Sundays ago.  In my 24 years of driving, it was the first time that i could blame noone but myself.  The right headlight was completely smashed and there were some scratches on the bumper, so i took the car in on Saturday to be fixed.  As a result, i have a rental right now.  Now, whenever i switch cars like that (get a rental, drive in someone else’s car), one of the things that i  always try to remember (ESPECIALLY with the rental) is the handicapped decal!

so on Saturday, G and I cleaned out the car, handicapped decal and all and transferred to the rental.  I drive a Civic Coupe – the smaller the car (within reason), the better for me; we drove off the lot in an Impala – ugh – it just wasn’t as comfortable for either of us (she drives my car way more than i do).  Anyway, so we hung the decal on the rearview mirror, but every time we put it up, it fell back down – it just wasn’t hooking on as it should have, so we just left it on theground of the car; no need to fight it. 

Well we had to park at some time and i pulled into the handicap spot.  I stayed in the car while G got out to get some stuff.  While i was sitting there waiting, it occured to me that i should put the thing up even tho i  was sitting in the car.  Somehow i managed to hook the decal on properly so that it appeared to be a little more stable than it had been earlier, but the windows were down, so that was not helping the cause.  I turned up the passenger side window, but left mine down.  Everything was good until G got back to the car and opened the door…don’t u know that decal went flying out the car!!!  Good thing it was with G because she had to go running behind it to get it.  Can you imagine if it had been me??  somebody else would be reaping my benefits because eh no way, i would have been able to catch it.

I can’t imagine being without it – i really can’t; it just makes so many things so much more convenient for me.  It’s kinda like my cane, i can’t imagine how i managed without it.

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