Your friends, family and anyone else in your life will never totally understand the extra effort required for you to take part in life. But this doesn't mean you shouldn't try to help them understand to some degree.
For example, for me to get dressed and into my chair each morning can take almost an hour (hard to believe it was 20 minutes once, ahh, aging). Getting from my front door to pulling out of the garage in my car, when everything goes just right can be about 20 minutes. If people understand that, they know to allow for the extra time when planning to meet. If we don't share that kind of information, they aren't likely to think about it on their own.
It's not a case of looking for sympathy when you share this kind of information... it's just letting people into your life more completely...
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