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Why Do I Park Here?

Have you ever wondered why someone uses a handicapped spot - or maybe even a scooter in a store...and they don't even look sick? Why Do I Park Here.com has been created as an effort to help people understand that not all illness is easy to see. For some - a part of the frustration of their illness is that is seems invisible to others.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

How it all began...

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Why This Website Was Created

After my daughter Christy was diagnosed with MS, we began an avalanche of learning. Some of it was through reading, some through education provided to us by the MS Society, and some through real life experiences. Never having to deal with a handicap, we were not quite prepared for some of the issues that we soon were facing. One of the issues that certainly was not huge, but a constant thorn in our side, was how we would be treated when parking in a handicapped spot, (with a handicapped placard) or when Christy needed the assistance of a handicapped cart while shopping.

At first we were shocked at some of the experiences that we had. From there we moved onto some humor...claiming that we were changing the world "One Wal-Mart at a time" as we would speak to management when we would encounter a negative experience. It was with one specific episode however, that I finally became concerned enough and decided that we needed a comfortable and yet educating way to help people understand that not all illness is visible. We wanted a place for people to go and hopefully understand a bit about not only MS, but other "invisible illnesses". Thus - in the moment of concern, frustration, and humor...the brainchild of Why Do I Park Here.com was born.

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