Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wKNd0ZJnByzcrLKKl2tfs When you are disabled, you often struggle with a lot of health challenges, and for the most part, you are an expert at managing your symptoms because a lot of people have lived with them for their whole lives and have years of experience managing them. If you get a … Continue reading What To Do When You Have A New Diagnosis
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Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/75hPIaRdNRt0SjLymaKb4o?si=dYGoUVmBSN6auT8lXounnA Disabled people do not get enough kind comments but are not short of unsolicited health advice, because as soon as people see you are disabled, they think they know how to cure you. When I am given health advice, sometimes I can understand why someone would think that way because … Continue reading Ridiculous Health Advice That Does Not Make Sense
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Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wMhux5HifcoJ2pETRkhKO?si=WnO_rIa_Qye9_JGrtmp1JA When you are disabled, people often see your disability as something bad that needs to be cured because the media wrongly portrays the disabled community and tends to focus only on the negatives of a disability. Disability has more negatives than positives, but it shapes you into the person you … Continue reading How My Disability Has Changed Me
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Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pjEpT04U2sxJTaT4LDEEr Reminder: This is my experience with Intermittent fasting, but I am not a doctor and it is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Fasting has become very popular because there is a lot of health benefits and it can help … Continue reading Why I Quit Intermittent Fasting
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GEKtbWvY45rYogUnwruLf?si=iXhvcE6ZQdq8hrYn0QcbIw Reminder: This is my experience with hip replacement surgery but not everyone will have the same experience and some people may have an easier or harder recovery than me. When you have Spina Bifida, you often have a lot of orthopedic issues and may have a medical condition called hip … Continue reading What To Expect After Hip Replacement Surgery
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