In my case "yes" , but then again I am disabled and do have a blue badge ..
According to the medics I have .. diabetes type 2 , neuropathy both feet , non-vasculogenic claudication,chronic venous insufficency , osteoarthitis both knees, kidney stone, asthma, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss , severe profund hearing loss ( high frequencies ) , haemochromatosis gene carrier, warthins tumor-adenolymphoma( partial surgical removal ) , sciatica, lumbago, and currently fistula in ano ( pain in the ass ) .
About a year ago I started to find walking difficult , my toes went blue/black and I thought hmmm time to see the vet again. My CVI means I have poor circulation and odema in my lower limbs, had loads of cellulitis and a gangrenous ulcer in the past . My doc told me and my occ health people told me but it's really hard to get your head around being "disabled" , well it is for me, my past was .. Rugby, skiing, ice skating, mountain rescue , ski patrol . 3 black belts, registered martial arts instructor .
I still don't find my "disabled" label to live with , headology I guess , I work full time ( IT geek ) but that lot does limit my life and my options , neuropathy can be very nasty - feels like Im walking on broken glass some days , the OsteoArth cripples some days , walk 30 yards and stop .. another 30 yards and stop - old folk ( I'm 58 ) with zimmer frames overtake me .
What Im trying to say is YOU have to decide if you are disabled . Not easy sometimes.
cheers
Hamish
Ipswich
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