Audio: High-functioning is a term used by able-bodied people to describe a disabled person living a relatively normal life, most commonly used to describe autistic people, but…… Read more “High-Functioning Ableism.”
Tag: Chronic Illness
Pills of Damocles.
Audio: The Sword of Damocles is an infamous story about a privileged man who, when a servant of his calls out said privilege, offers to swap positions…… Read more “Pills of Damocles.”
It Could Be You.
Before we get to the blog post, I’d just like to say a big Happy Birthday to my dad, who hits a milestone birthday today whilst social…… Read more “It Could Be You.”
Care Wars: The Patient Strikes Back.
Audio: The conflict between chronic illness patients & over-worked medics is nothing new.Medics are under intense pressure to work through cases quickly & cheaply, not having the…… Read more “Care Wars: The Patient Strikes Back.”
The Value of a Life.
Trigger Warning: suicide, death, Do Not Resuscitate. Audio: If I were you, I’d kill myself. You’re better off dead. Your mother should have aborted you. It’s just…… Read more “The Value of a Life.”
