I had an amazing day on Capitol Hill. Although it was a long morning and afternoon, I arrived home in the evening feeling the comfortable exhaustion that comes after a sense of achievement. Do I think I moved the needle? Probably not. But I was able to relay the stories and the issues facing the community, so I will consider that a success (for now).
Not only was it exhilarating to return to advocacy, I felt the familiar comfort that comes from being with my amputee friends. Even though we entered the initiative as strangers, I left with my contact app full of new friends. I had forgotten the liberation that I feel when the able-bodied people in the room are the oddities. In a room full of amputees, I get a reprieve from being the singular one in every room and situation.
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