Nick, because it has been so many years since that event changed my life I have learned many small work arounds to make the right leg function so,what normally. The range of motion has always been a problem and I have to lift my right leg into and out of the cockpit. The right leg will still bend far enough to get in and it relies on the ability of the bad leg to be strong enough to support me while I raise the leg over the side of the cockpit. Now to lose some weight😊.
You are right about the “not all disabilities are visible”, I cannot count the number of doctors who see me for the first time comment after the normal first encounter of seeing the naked body, “what the hell happened to you?” . It makes me immediately think that they were not readers since my medical history basically started in 1967 since nothing of note happened to me before that time. A normal kid doing normal things. When I walk through metal detectors it will usually set off all sorts of alarms and then lots of questions, so that is why I kept my current xrays on my phone to stave off invasive investigation.
My gas pedal is stock since the foot flexes in up and down fairly well, although slightly off angle because of the nerve and tendon damage.
I basically stand on one foot while holding the roll bar and I raise the leg up high enough to grab the pant cuff and lift it over the threshold.
I am sure a younger more flexible person might be able to do it if they can support their weight on one foot.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
