I am furious right now. I was called for jury duty and brought all of my medical paper work and my child's birth certificate to try to be dismissed without having to sit for hours. In addition to my entire left side have RSD, I also have lupus and spondylolisthesis which is a spinal deformity that causes pressure on the spinal cord and lots of pain. So I can't sit or stand for prolonged periods. Anyway, I approached the man who seemed to be in charge and he treated me with such disrespect and disdain, I was stunned. Because he was ignorant about RSD, he decided there was no such thing. He refused to even acknowledge my medical papers. I am fortunate enough not to need a cane or other intervention to walk, so just looking at me - you'd think I was fine. He said, with a wave of his hand in my face, "You're fine. You're too young for this," and that was that. I had to get all the way into a courtroom and speak to the judge before I got near a decent, respectful answer. Of course the judge let me go. We have to be certain that RSD is recognized by court systems so that if one is truly unable to serve, we aren't treated like liars or scammers. I intend to write to the RSDSA and other groups to let them know that there is discrimination and lack of education about RSD. I hope all is well.
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