Chip Chick
Ever since she was born, this 27-year-old woman has been disabled. Her disability is extremely rare, and she is incredibly open about what she struggles with.
Her disability causes her joints to be restricted, and she is constantly in pain. She also has a hip problem that is getting worse.
Some days are better than others for her in terms of dealing with her disability. If she does too much on a given day, she needs to give herself another day to recover.
“I’ve had to deal with this since birth, so I’m very attuned to what my body is telling me and what I can/cannot do,” she explained.
“I will consistently push myself to my limits without going over them; that way, I can get done as much as possible in a day. I struggle with certain things, and laundry is one of those things.”
“Our washer/dryer is head-height, which makes things easier, so I’m able to do most of the process. It’s when I have to transfer the wet, heavy clothes that I start to struggle. I’m quite weak, so it gets very exhausting very quickly. He knows all of this.”
As for who he is, that’s her 26-year-old fiancé, whom she has been engaged to for five years and been with for eight years in total.
Yesterday morning, she went out shopping, and that really exhausted her. Later on, her fiancé asked if she could help him do their laundry, and she informed him that since she was already worn down, she couldn’t.
Doing laundry would push her over the edge for the day, and she knew it wasn’t a good idea to put herself in that position.
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