When you are disabled or chronically ill and have a lot of health challenges, sometimes you take a lot of medications and may need to get your blood drawn from time to time to check your levels. As a disabled person who has had a lot of surgeries, I have never donated blood to save … Continue reading How to Overcome Fear of Blood Tests
When you are disabled and say that you are proud to be disabled, sometimes non-disabled people are shocked because it is often believed that all disabled people hate their lives and aren't happy. Non-disabled people sometimes do not understand what it means to love being disabled and think that we love every challenge. I have … Continue reading What Do I Have To Be Proud Of?
When you are disabled, you cannot do tasks in the same way that non-disabled people can because there are some things that are impossible with your disability. Non-disabled people often think that disabled people can do whatever they put their mind to, but that is not true because we live in an inaccessible world, and … Continue reading Five Things I Have Never Experienced Because Of My Disability
Disclaimer: In this post, I am sharing what I do to recover from an illness. I am not a doctor, and everything that is shared is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. It is that time of year when the weather is changing, and it's … Continue reading How I Recover From An Illness
October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. When you have a physical disability, such as Spina Bifida, everything in life is hard because when your spine is damaged, it often affects your entire body. People with Spina Bifida often use assistive devices and learn ways to accommodate their disabilities because you have to in order to … Continue reading Some Of The Most Frustrating Things About My Disability
When you have a physical disability, everything in life is hard, and sometimes you get angry and frustrated with things that a non-disabled person wouldn't struggle with. Non-disabled people often expect disabled people to be happy all the time, and when we show any kind of frustration, they tell us that we should be more … Continue reading What I Do When My Disability Makes Me Angry And Frustrated
October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I live with a lot of health challenges, but my main disability is Spina Bifida, which is a neurological neural tube birth defect that occurs when the spinal cord does not close properly during pregnancy. There are many different forms of Spina Bifida, and some people have more health … Continue reading What I Would Tell Someone Newly Diagnosed With Spina Bifida
When you are disabled, sometimes it can be difficult to find activities to do with your friends because we live in an inaccessible world, and you have limitations that a non-disabled person would not have. Non-disabled people often want to include their disabled friends, but sometimes they don't know how because non-disabled people aren't accessibility … Continue reading Six Things You Can Do With Your Disabled Friends
If you don't already know, September is Pain Awareness Month. When you live with chronic pain, sometimes it can be difficult to take care of yourself because pain often prevents you from being able to take care of your basic self-care needs. I have lived with chronic pain for several years, and it has affected … Continue reading Self-care Tips For People In Pain
Disclaimer: This post was written to share my opinion on why I think people with endometriosis gain weight. I am not a doctor, and it is to be used for informational use only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. When you have endometriosis or any type of chronic illness, it often changes … Continue reading Why Does Endometriosis Cause Weight Gain?
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