Using a Rollator in your 20’s
I had physical therapy today and it went well. Today I tried a new mobility aid: a Rollator.
This Rollator was given to me a couple weeks ago, and since I’ve gotten it every time I’m out in public. I’ve been seeing the exact Rollator. I have being used by mostly elderly men…. Probably in their 60s and 70s or older.
And as a girl in her 20s, it makes me feel super insecure. Since becoming a full-time user, I’ve developed anxiety going out in public. I don’t wanna go up by myself and now that I have this walker I’m even more embarrassed.
And today, my physical therapist told me with how well I used it, but it’ll most likely be the mobility aid I’ll have and use for a very long time; either this or a wheelchair- depending on how my mobility pans out.
This is a big problem I’ve noticed with mobility aids, it’s not geared towards young people or socially acceptable for young people. Wheelchairs are getting better. But anything outside of that like a walker, a cane, crutches, or rollator; It’s not socially acceptable for younger people, and I hate it. But this is my life now, and I’m really struggling.