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People are curious about my disability. My spine was damaged at its lower parts, the lumbar region and the sacral region. The latter one I always called my tailbone, if that helps you picture it. Rather than describing all of the problems these regions can cause, I thought the diagram would help you understand what the problems are. Not listed on this diagram are the fact that on my left side I am lost 99% of my feeling in my lower leg and foot. The 1% not lost is I can sense temperature which is an entirely different set of nerves originating elsewhere in the spine. I can control my left leg only to a limited degree. On the right side, I have only lost part of my feeling and my leg seems to function rather normally. The diagram is a rather abbreviated detailing of the nerves, but I hope this helps you begin to understand my disabilities.