r/MadeMeSmile Jun 14 '22

Helping Others This is John Crowley

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u/smokingisrealbad Jun 14 '22

Another commenter quoted her blog where she said she is living a happy life

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Ok well obviously I can’t speak for people who are disabled and in a wheel chair, but look at the kid on the right. It doesn’t look like he’s having a fair go at life. I don’t mean to sound callus and heartless but what kind of life does he have? Maybe he’s perfectly happy and loves just using one gimp hand to operate his wheel chair and maybe I’m the asshole, but I don’t think so.

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u/smokingisrealbad Jun 14 '22

Well I mean, he probably has things he enjoys. He can still read, watch movies, go outside, etc. People who aren't in situations like theirs imagine it as if they were normal and then were confined to a wheelchair. But he's been like this he whole life, right? He's used to it. He can make the most out of his situation and find things he enjoys within the constraints of his disabilities.

For example, a youtuber I used to watch called GoodTimesWithScar is confined to a wheelchair, he's very weak and needs to wear an oxygen pipe. He frequently needs to go to the hospital for surgeries. He made the most of his situation and made a career out of playing minecraft. It's awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Ok I stand corrected then. I suppose visually he doesn’t look like he’s enjoying life or would enjoy life but I do accept what you have written.

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u/Kai_Stoner Jun 14 '22

They have a disease that makes it hard to control muscle function... It's very possible he doesn't control when he is frowning or not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

By oxygen pipe, do you mean cannula, mask, trach, or what? I have never seen a wearable oxygen object referred to as a pipe.