Struggling wheelchair user

Hi all I'm new to this forum, I've got a form of bone cancer which has spread.  It's left me unable to move my legs and I'm in a wheel chair.

 

Funny but it's this that I can't accept more then the cancer.  I'm just so desperate to go for a walk, to go jogging.  To jump up and make a cup of tea. To dash round the house with the Hoover before running out to work.  To jump in my car and pop out to the shops.  To run around the garden in bare feet.

 

I cannot describe how much I miss all these things and a hundred more; but it's just hard work to even go to the shops.

I don't care about having cancer and the fact it's going to kill me. I just feel I'm not living because I'm so restricted because of the bloody wheelchair.

 

 

  • Hello Kerry, and welcome to Cancer Chat - I'm glad you've found us! 

    I'm sorry to hear about your bone cancer diagnosis. Can I ask how long you've been a wheelchair user for now? Your feelings sound completely understandable; it's such an adjustment to make.

    Hopefully, another forum member will be along soon to talk and share experiences. In the meantime, please feel free to keep posting and let us know how you're doing. 

    I'm including a link to an article on the Scope website about staying mobile, and a link to a discussion on their forum about disability aids and equipment, just in case you'd like to chat to other wheelchair users there, too. 

    Wishing you all the very best,

    Helen

    Cancer Chat Moderator