October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I live with a lot of chronic health conditions, 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 while still in the womb. There are three main forms of Spina Bifida, and some … Continue reading What Is It Like To Live With A Physical Disability?
When you are disabled, you are constantly learning ways to navigate ableism because non-disabled people are often ableist and most of the time I don't think people realize how ableist they are. I am constantly talking about things non-disabled people sometimes do that are harmful that I wish you would stop doing. I don't talk … Continue reading What I Wish Non-Disabled People Would Start Doing
When you are disabled, sometimes you get annoyed with non-disabled people because they consistently do things that are harmful to the disabled community. Sometimes I think people don't care about the feelings of disabled people and will continue to use ableist language regardless of how many times you tell them it's negatively impacting you. I … Continue reading What I Wish Non-Disabled People Would Stop Doing
September is Pain Awareness Month. Chronic pain takes so much from you because you can't do anything without pain, and there are some activities people with chronic pain used to enjoy but no longer can. I am always talking about everything that chronic pain has taken from me because it's reality of living in pain … Continue reading Five Things Chronic Pain Has Not Taken From Me
When you have Spina Bifida, it is common to have limited or no sensation in certain areas of your body. Everyone is different, and some people have more feeling than others and it depends on what form you have, because people with more severe forms tend to have less feeling than those with milder forms. … Continue reading What Is It Like To Live With Limited Sensation?
September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month. I live with a condition called Hydrocephalus, which is a neurological disorder that happens when there is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid deep within your brain. Everyone has this fluid, and for most people it's not a problem and cushions your brain. When you have Hydrocephalus, there is too … Continue reading Five Things You Will Never See Me Do Because Of Hydrocephalus
When you are disabled, finding a job is more difficult because we live in a world surrounded by ableism, and it can be difficult to find an employer who can see past your disability. As a physically disabled person, I have also struggled to find a job because you can visually see my disability, and … Continue reading Why I Quit My First And Only Job
Intermittent fasting has become very popular because we live in a world surrounded by diet culture where severe restriction is sadly so normalized and a lot of people are afraid of eating calories. Most people who practice Intermittent fasting want to lose weight, and you can achieve that goal when you eat less. If you … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting Mistakes You Need To Stop Making
When you live with chronic pain, it often feels lonely because most people do not have chronic pain and think that you can cure yourself by taking your medication, eating healthy, and exercising more, but that is only true for some people. Chronic pain affects everything you do and changes you because you are not … Continue reading Five Things Chronic Pain Takes From You
When you are disabled, one of the hardest things that a disabled person has to learn is to accept is the reality that they are never going to get better. Disability acceptance is hard because we live in a world surrounded by inaccessibility and ableism where disability something bad that needs to be fixed. Some … Continue reading What No One Tells You About Disability Acceptance
