Kenneth Hill Jr. describes navigating daily life with mobility difficulties, where simple tasks like rising from a chair or buttoning a shirt require constant caution and extra time. A small assistive device cuts his routine in half, and he reframes his condition: being different doesn't mean being less.
I wish that moving my body around was much easier, but it's not. It's rough sometimes. Whether I'm getting up and down out of a chair, going up and down steps, it wouldn't matter if it was a smooth surface or a rough surface. I I always have to take extra precautions with my footing, no matter where I am, even in places that are familiar. What many people don't realize, the little things that are so simple to them, they often take for granted. But I learned to be grateful for everything that I can do. It would take me 20 minutes to button a shirt if it wasn't for this little device that I have, which I'm grateful for. I have to do things differently because I am different, and being different doesn't mean being less than.
