Out of the Spotlight

No one is paying attention to you. Here's why that's a good thing.

Photo by Richard Ciraulo on Unsplash

In April 2013, after months of stalling, I broke down and bought a pair of forearm crutches to help with my stability.

It was a decision I should have made six months prior when the need first became apparent. I was falling with increasing regularity and nothing — not even my AFO leg braces — seemed to be working.

But …