Am I the Only Disabled Person Around?

[GoldieLocks]

There aren't many opportunities to find out who manages to treasure hunt while being legally disabled. I got my official status in early March.

 

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[smokeythecat]

I have a handicap tag and it hurts like all get out to detect, but I still go. The days of walking 2 miles into the woods are over, however.

 

[gunsil]

I'm with smokey, have the tag but still love to detect. Can no longer hike far to a site and can only hunt for a couple of hours but I cannot give it up. I have to stop and rest some during a hunt but the call of hidden treasures in the dirt still summons me. I am forever grateful that I started fifty years ago and have been able to enjoy long hunts and lots of digging with some nice finds and it sucks to be older with some health problems that prevent me from hunting like a 20 year old, but I just LOVE the hunt.

 

[pepperj]

I'm getting up there grabbing the pension, just 40% disability with the paws.
Lungs are shot basically have to watch everything from a whiff of dust to smoke.
Legs give me a headache, not even close to the endless hrs on the meter I used to do with them.
But give me the detector and shovel and it's a good day, as I seem to work out the pains if I have them in the body, as it's therapy it seems for the mind/body.
It's usually a day of recovery after a longer hunt now.
I have an ace in the hole-as the Mrs said when the mind goes she'll just rebury all my finds in the field, and I'll be one happy guy when I dig a new treasure up every time it beeps.
(Note I am so grateful to the manufactures that come out with lighter machines)

 

[ToddsPoint]

I have a messed up back. Kyphosis. Lots of pain. I can detect for about 1 hr. at a time, then go lay down. Needless to say I don't find much but enjoy getting out. One silver coin would make my year! Gary

 

[worldtalker]

I broke my back in four places in 06,I ended up on SSI 4 years later,I have to keep moving,and,mding is super therapy,along with photography,and fishing.At 69 I have slowed a bit though,I still keep at it.
GOD Bless

Chris

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

I might LOOK Disabled (see profile pic), but I tell them that ask, that I'm ABLE to do anything with one arm...........

 

[worldtalker]

I might LOOK Disabled (see profile pic), but I tell them that ask, that I'm ABLE to do anything with one arm...........

People compensate,well most do,some remain helpless.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

My Dr diagnosed me as permanently disabled this year as I have lymphedema in one leg, a broken vertebrae in my back, arthritis in my knees and hips but I haven't been disabled through SSDI yet. So work on I will, as best as I can, my job as a trucker doesn't help with all my issues and brought on a D.V.T which ended up in a blood clot to my lungs called a saddle embolism that should have killed me. So I am sure SSDI will say I'm not disabled.