A nice story: today our neighbour, who runs our local corner shop, served me when I went to buy a diet coke. I had walked there. He said 'Um, I have seen you using a wheelchair...' and I thought 'oh no, am I going to have to explain that I am not faking?'.... 1/
...but before I had time to get my defences up, he said 'I was afraid to ask you because I didn't want to offend you, but I saw you are not well and I wanted to take your bins out for you. I debated with my wife whether it would offend you if I did, so I didn't...' 2/
I said 'No, I'm not offended, and that's really kind of you'. I explained my health condition and why I use a wheelchair, and he proceeded to give me his mobile number and the number of the shop, saying 'If you ever need anything just call or text us, we will be happy to help' 3/
I thank him and we shook hands, and he opened the shop door for me, and we wished each other a good evening. I just wanted to share because there are lots of stories about people being crap to disabled people, but there are kind people out there too who are genuinely good willed!
