I had a not-husky (mixed, I think she was mostly Australian shepherd) who would make "husky" sounds all the time. We always figured she was raised around huskies or something. Anyway, she was silly and adorable, and I hope I get to meet a husky someday because they sound awesome.
As funny as it is, it also has a point. Learning to walk again is certainly something to celebrate, but it's just not always going to happen. Imo it's also worth celebrating when someone is able to regain mobility by using a wheelchair or something of that sort. But in reality, at least in my experience*, using a wheelchair just seems to make everyone sad for you (or make them believe you've "given up"), and it's hard for them to understand the progress you've made.
*I'm a part-time wheelchair user. For a while there I required it for just about everything, and it was unclear whether that would ever change, but I want to clarify that I probably don't have the same condition as the person in the photo, and I'm not trying to speak over anyone else. Okay bye :)
Hey, if it was good for you, then good for you. I've done the same for shorter stretches of time, about two years one time. It helped my mental health a lot, and then I came back having the energy to actually get involved and do something.
In case anyone needs to hear it, it's okay and normal to take a break. Or seek support, or whatever you need to do. No lemming is an island, or something like that.
American here, asking genuinely: how was the American revolution unsuccessful? My understanding is that the goal was to make the British go away, and that they did accomplish that in the end. What am I missing?
[...]a poem dedicated to Winfrey, "Water Into Air."
"As I lose, I gain," Angelou said. "I wing home to a place long forgotten. I swell as I recede, taking in all that has come before me. I molt. I shed. I diminish. But I feel no loss for I am free. My song slips its long confinement and joins the celestial roar. I was made of water, now I am air. I lose as I gain, but again I lose. I lose. I lose."
Ah fuck, this reminded me I need to