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Hi everyone 🙂

I have type 3 and had similar experiences to Brynne when I was in university but now I’ve lost my ability to walk and am permanently in a manual wheelchair.

I haven’t been on a date in two years because it’s been difficult transitioning from being able to do some things to now needing a personal assistant for the bathroom in particular and transferring.

I want to go on dates (and hopefully if it develops, go the guy’s house and sleep over) but I’m just not sure about having my assistant come with me to something I consider private. I get that most of us have had to relinquish privacy in order to be helped by our PAs but I just want a date where it’s just me & a potential partner but if I’m not ready (and the date isn’t either) to assist me in the bathroom for example, how do I navigate the whole thing?

 

Any advice would be appreciated 😄