#and probably compression shorts and spats and sleeves on my knees and elbows
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Some days I think I probably do need an actually trained service animal for mental health crap + the occasional chronic crap affecting my mobility.
But likeâŚI donât really want a dog. I want a Highly Trained mainecoon or norwegian forest cat. Just. This very large very fluffy very baseline breed intelligent cat known to take on BEARS (or, home invaders and men attempting SA).
Iâd be THAT Crazy Lady walking this giant fluff monster most days, but other days just have my lap full of fluff when my hips-down donât want to cooperate, or I need the comforting weight and fluffy company to hold the brain static at bay.
And some daysâŚlook. It hurts to grasp things. Or I risk dropping things. And cats can and will open cupboards and drawers if the handles let them hook their paws Just So to make up for the lack of opposable thumbs.
(Yeah yeah I know people are more accustomed to training dogs for this, but Iâve had quite a bit of luck training my âjust housecatsâ as adults with various things, and people post the adventures they take with their mainecoons like, all the timeâŚso think of what I could do with socializing and training a cat if I had the chance to do so.
(âŚalso I just get along better with cats than dogs. Theyâre more tolerant to my need to not have a true routine. Also they poop in a box.)
#tigerâs musings#yesterday wasâŚugh. think my body was fighting off a minor respiratory illness#bUT because Iâm also chronically ill + have to take an immunosuppresent itâŚwas not good#like I kinda freaked my online friends out with what my symptoms were#butâŚIâm just. so used to this. so used to just holding onto walls because I get so unsteady and trying to sleep through these episodes#itâsâŚdefinitely Something. not âjUST psYCHoSOmATiCâ like I got gaslit into believing 5+ years ago#butâŚwith what turned out to be AS and Probably a CTD and Currently Assumed IBS (but prolly also CTD imo)#IâŚhadnât really had a chance to do more than âokay so I also have tremorsâ#but hey. I have to have my annual pcp visit so Iâll make myself whine about it and the fluttery/tight/visible chest&pulse issues then#(theyâre probably related. POTSâŚkinda can cause high bp/tachicardia and sometimes tremors too.)#(and like. high bp is kinda something so common in my family in young adulthood itâs a âwhenâ vs âifâ)#soâŚyeah. sometimes I think I might need some sort of chair and service animal#in addition to custom fitted compression globes#and probably compression shorts and spats and sleeves on my knees and elbows#aaaaand prolly custom arch supports. in addition to Nicer Shoes than an Okay $50 newbalance pair#whichâŚyeah. you can see how all this would get Very Expensive Very Fast#(aaaaaaaand⌠hope I donât idk. get dropped from my medicaid? listen theyâre sending me automated messages to get my risk assessment done)#(and Iâve got so much going on that I would be Screwed even if I hadnât aged out of my dadâs insurance)#(it definitely affects me being able to work and keep a job)
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