TFW you fall over fantastically /on the concrete/ when you just ran to your car to get stamps. Neighbors all like 
No one helped, as usual.
My situation is very different from yours (difficulties walking from complications on Scoliosis), but I've found the difference in how people treat you when you "look handicapped" to be dramatic. I've got a cane that I use to help stabilize when falling over, shit 240 chars...1/2
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It took me a while (years) to be able to accept an icon of disability, but honestly having a cane that I like makes a huge difference. I have no clue if one would in any way improve your situation, but I guarantee it will improve how people react in that situation.
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And it is 100% possible to end up with a mobility aid that makes you feel ok about yourself. I googled "house flame cane", and loved the results (mostly because I can now answer "what's with the cane" with "it makes me go faster").
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