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Praise the Lord! Miracle in the alcohol aisle... (imgur.com)

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[–]aggrazel 47 points48 points ago

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I know its just a joke but I'm posting this because some people are insensitive about these sorts of things and my aunt has been teased/taunted by uneducated people "you are faking it!" or some crap.

Sometimes people are in wheelchairs not because they are incapable of walking or using their legs, but because its either very painful to do so or not very easy. In my aunt's case she can walk short distances sometimes but navigating an entire store is completely out of her reach. She has MS and on good days she might go to a grocery store like this and stand up to reach things on the top shelf, but if she tried to walk the entire store she'd be in bad shape.

She's a good woman, and she's not faking, so please, if you see someone standing up out of their wheelchair don't call them a faker or a liar, you don't know their condition/medical history. Have a little compassion and understanding for your fellow man.

[–]disharmonia 5 points6 points ago

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I came here to stay much the same as this -- so thanks.

It seems to be a commonly held belief that wheelchairs are only for people who're incapable of walking or standing at all, which is just...not the case. If you have chronic pain or weakness that makes transporting yourself difficult, awkward or even impossible, wheelchairs can be the difference between being a shut in and actually leaving your house.

I see this phenomenon most commonly at theme parks, where someone in a wheel chair goes through the handicapped entrance, and then gets up to get on the ride. Then I hear other able-bodied people around me complaining. I'm able bodied myself, but christ, c'mon, have some compassion. Just because someone can walk two steps doesn't mean that they can stand in a line for two hours.

[–]rimo 1 point2 points ago

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You don't understand how the world works, you need cancer or a visible deformation to get sympathy!

Unless your face is deformed, of course.

[–]random314 0 points1 point ago

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Hope this changes for the better. I ride NYC MS Bike tour every year for people like her, awesome event for a great cause.

[–]Kal_El_ -2 points-1 points ago

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Im sorry to hear that man. Its a common thing for people to use them for things other than paralysis and amputees etc. It killed me when I watched the documentaryThe Business Behind Getting High, and the one man who had, what I believe was MS (I dont completely remember because its been a while) struggling to even talk without smoking pot because of it. The everyday things we get annoyed with like taking out the garbage seem so meaningless when there are people who have to deal MS and other debilitating diseases. Ive Heard they are making good progress on finding a cure recently so I wish you and your family the best. Happy Redditing

[–]faqnsht 13 points14 points ago

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Praise the Lord!! It's another re-post

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/i8n2l/its_a_miracle/

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/gk776/miracle_at_local_abc_liquor/

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/gdznl/hallelujah_its_a_miracle/

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/i6659/a_miracle_praise_god/

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/gjcdo/praise_the_lord_miracle_in_the_alcohol_aisle/

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/gkrkw/its_a_miracle_she_can_walk/

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/gkxna/its_a_booze_miracle/

/Just Sayin

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[–]terw6361[S] -5 points-4 points ago

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So sorry you had to see a link to something you've seen hundreds of times because you spend so much damn time on the internet... not sure that's my fault though.

[–]faqnsht 1 point2 points ago

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Sorry, but it was just posted again yesterday or the day before also - I couldn't find the most recent link otherwise I would have listed that one first. It's ok if things get reposted after a month or so but when it's posted nearly every.fucking.day it gets annoying!

[–]ur_killing_me_smalls 13 points14 points ago

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Just because someone uses a wheelchair doesn't mean that they can't use their legs. Stop being such a judgmental prick. Ya fucktard.

[–]l0lsupbreh 1 point2 points ago

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one time, when i was alittle child.. me, my mother and my grandmother went to disney world. my mother insisted that she push my grandmother around in a wheelchair all day until my she got fed up and stood up and said "i dont need the damn wheelchair, i would like to walk like the rest of us." so me being the little 6th grader i ask my mother "would you like to push me around in the wheelchair, it could be fun"!

fast forward an hour or so when were in the line for a theatre show within the theme park (i dont remember what show it was, i think it was about bears or something i honestly dont remember). im still in this wheelchair (perfectly fine and healthy) and i decide im gonna exploit this wheelchair and go into the handicap line by myself. the attendant came up to me and asked me where my parents are and that i need to be supervised at all times because i was handicapped. i pointed my mother out and the attendant proceeded to yell at my mother until my mom and grandmother played along and came over to the handicap line with us. at the end of the show, the same attendant came to help (as if we needed it) us exit the theatre, when i jumped up out of the wheelchair right in front of her. she had the most shocked face on until i look her dead in the eye, and go "ITS A MIRACLE!!"

not as funny as the op's pic, but i thought id share a somewhat relevant story with reddit for once.

edit: btw, i hope i dont offend anyone with this story. i was a dumb little kid at the time, and i thought it was humorous

[–]kenkyushiryo 1 point2 points ago

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Reminds of Ricky's dad Ray from Trailer Park Boys

[–]klsi832 1 point2 points ago

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DAT ASS

[–]Conras 0 points1 point ago

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My mother is in a wheelchair because she had a stroke. She can get out of the chair and stand up, but she can't walk.

[–]caniquoteyouonthat -3 points-2 points ago

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I told you, red wine is religious, drink enough and it will cure you of anything. This is proof, PROOF I SAY!!

[–]cornypuddle -3 points-2 points ago

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jesus juice, drink enough and you'll feel the power of christ

[–]bernstej -2 points-1 points ago

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She's found the Holy Spirits!

[–]dstuccilli -3 points-2 points ago

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lol. trollin at duty free

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