Have you tried to walk with excruciating pain in your entire body that is
prosistant from your white blood cells attacking your muscles, joints, and internal oragans? Once you've felt this pain then please ask me again. Which I've doubts you will ever feel this kind of pain.
Why yes, yes, I have! I have 5 herniated discs (L1-S1), plus.....I have Polymyositis (which is an autoimmune disorder, much like RA---except, my white blood cells attack my MUSCLES. And much like RA--it can go into remission. Polymyositis is treated the same as as RA--steroids or other anti-inflammatories, immunosuppressants--and oh yeah, since the heart is one great big muscle? Well, if it becomes affected, I'm pretty much DEAD....same with the muscles used to breath)
All of that still does not give me the right to park in a businesses parking lot for 8 hours a day, when I'm not a customer inside the business for the entire 8 hours. You are abusing your disability, and the privilege of parking in a handicapped parking spot.
And guess what else! I don't have a disable parking sticker/license plate. Why you may ask? Because one of the best treatments for Polymyositis, much like RA is to stay active.
(and the word is PERSISTENT)