Top 10 Things You Don't Think About Until You Are On Crutches

1. You can't carry anything by yourself. Suddenly, having lunch or just getting something to drink becomes a process that you just can't do alone.

2. Greyhounds aren't big fans of getting an occasional, accidental whack with a crutch.

3. You need a clear path to the bathroom at night (and to be able to see where you are going) so that you don't whack any greyhounds (or fall and kill yourself or a greyhound).

4. Suddenly, you have to rethink your work wardrobe. Tops that used to be appropriate for work are now too short in the back (because you are always hunched over) or too low cut in the front (because you are always hunched over).

5. You have a whole new appreciation for handicapped stalls and you find creative ways of using your non-handicapped accessible bathrooms at home.

6. Grocery shopping now requires you to drive the "old lady cart" that so conveniently beeps if you have to put it in reverse. Nice. Like I don't feel like enough of a freak.

7. Getting in and out of the shower requires mad "naked crutching" skills. Slippery when wet becomes more than just a Bon Jovi album.

8. You can't sneak up on anybody.

9. Going up and down stairs and in and out of cars while trying to carry anything is almost a scientific impossibility.

10. Nothing matters to you more than looking ahead to the day you can walk again without them. (If you are walking today without them, don't take it for granted.)


If you see a person on crutches today, smile at them. Chances are, it's been a challenging day!