This happened last Friday night and I still have the remains of the bruise. I can't walk far so use a wheelchair to go shopping in. Despite all my best efforts to avoid instances like this a shopper banged their shopping basket in my eye.
The supermarket answer to this problem is that I now get escorted by a member of staff (taking them away from their duties) to assist me with my shopping, so that they can see where problems are occurring. I just wanted to be normal and go shopping.
I know of other people who have had a hip replaced been to Shopmobility and refuse to go shopping in a wheelchair ever again.
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I have to wait for the bruising to go down before I can get it checked again at the hospital as this is the same eye that had laser eye surgery on it from the last incident.
As you can see this is no minor bump or perhaps I just bruise too easily.
Fed up Fee
It was an accident, Fee, and as a nasty a bruise as it is, it will take time to recover from. I think it was really helpful of the shop to offer to help you with your shop and I think you should take them up on it - if it means you can go shopping then why not?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the person who accidently got your face with their basket wouldn't have done so on purpose. I have the same problem with my daughter and low flying baskets - people just don't think and they should. Having said that, I've had no end of shoppers banging into me with their trolleys and what not - especially in busy periods.
But you can't let the stupidity and lack of awareness of this shopper stop you from shopping - that's just giving up and I know you're not a quitter, Fee. If you are depressed then I think you should see your GP again, as not wanting to go out can be indicative of depression. I also think you should have a word with the shops you go to and see if they can't do some kind of 'awareness' training for their staff and for their shoppers to be careful and mindful of other shoppers.
Come on, Fee, you can do it and look at your motto, "There is no practice run at life. This is it. Seize every oportunity you are given and make the most of what life throws at you, otherwise life will pass you by." At the moment you are letting life pass you by because you are letting fear take a hold. Don't. You have to make yourself get out there and if that means accepting help from others then take it - I know it's not the same as being as independent as you want to be, but it's what you have to deal with. How you deal with it makes all the difference.
Sometimes we project our fears onto other people and situations and we view thiose things through warped glasses, blowing things out of proportion and making them much bigger and scarier than they actually are.
You need a big loud horn like they have at football matched on the front of your wheel chair so you can parp other shoppers out of the way and, make them aware you are there!
Julie
That looks nasty. Hugs, Fee.
ReplyDeletePeople are so busy rushing around that they forget to take care. Like Julie, I've had incidents with baskets hitting my daughter on the head when she was younger - the last time it happened she cried the place down and the basket wielding woman was so horrified that she'd been so careless I actually felt sorry for her.
Julie's given you some good advice. Don't let this incident get you down.
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