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Awkward Questions from Family/Friends
Everyone in the FA community can relate to having to deal with awkward questions.
Tell us about one you’ve received. Who was it from? How did you answer?
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The one I enjoy the most is “So have you tried working out?”
Its always from someone who hasn’t stepped foot in a gym in a while or in life.
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“Somebody has it worse than you so be grateful”
Which I most definitely agree with. But, I feel like hearing it frequently kind of diminishes my feelings. Its like, “thanks Susan! Just telling you about FA in general because you asked.”
See what Im talking about here
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The most awkward exchange that I’ve had so far is teaching my cardiologist about FA.
It feels a bit weird when the patient has to teach the doctor about a medical condition.
Even more peculiar when the doctor acts both grateful and insulted that you know more about it than he does.(My first ataxia symptom was congestive heart failure on both sides of my heart. It happened about a decade
before the human genome was mapped. FA wasn’t determined until over three decades later.)-
I know how you feel man, but good for you for advocating, on all of our behalf. Thankfully, it seems like more and more people are familiar with FA. But how are you doing these days?
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