Here I am

Sunday, the last day of Con (ok its 9 pm and I have been home for hours)
the last 4 days have been interesting to say the least, met some old friends, met some new friends, got the evil eye from several people, and in general got hugged more than i have in years.
I also got yelled at for not using my crutches as often as I should have – doctor said i could ween off of them, blame him
The prep for Con this year was unlike anything I have ever done before.  In years past the weeks before convergence would be me getting a costume finished and prepping all of our gear to be ready for 4 days of sci-fi fandom and lousy eating habits.
This year it was how much Con can I see, what equipment will i need to be safe at Con, where are my bolt holes if I need to find a shelter because of pain, do I spend the weekend on drugs or keep off of them as much as possible.  Can we afford to do this?

Well, I did Con, I used my electric scooter pretty often, and used my crutches alot, using the crutches tired me out so I was good for an hour and then needed to go get some sleep, we were blessed to have a room in the short tower so I could easily get to our room take some meds and then sleep for a bit.  I have many friends who knew I was in so so shape and made allowances for me to just sit, and when it was time to go, they understood.
I was able to see first hand what its like to be differently abled at an event that is geared toward those who are bi-pedal and fully functional, please do not think I m comparing myself to those who are truly disabled, they taught me alot like “sometimes people just need to learn to get the hell out of the way” and it was fun comparing surgery scars, I know in a few months I WILL be back to my old self, but that hasn’t deterred my desire to do something about being more of an advocate for my fellow con goers who just want to get to the con suite for a soda, or might want to enjoy some of the party rooms, or better yet, be able to find more handi capped parking outside.

my Con this year despite alot of hurdles, was actually pretty good, I didn’t get to see the people I wanted to very often, but I did get to bump into Marina Sirtis who is shorter in real life than I had thought when she was walking down the hall, I didn’t realize it was her until after the fact.. sad panda.
I have plans for next years Con, which I will keep to myself
tonight I am quite tired and sore, glad to be back in my own bed, and plan to spend most of tomorrow in bed with the exception of a target run so matt can pend his gift cards.

If I missed you this weekend I am sorry, please accept this as my apology, it was me not you, and i would have loved to chat with you.