Despite the world’s insistence on kale enemas being the cure-all for everything from colds to cancer, some illnesses require carefully manufactured pharmaceuticals for a cure, & even…… Read more “I Am Not a Drug Addict.”
Tag: Disabled
She Sells Sanctuary.
Opposition can come from the unlikeliest of places, as I discovered online rather recently. Seemingly out of nowhere someone was telling me at length about how medical…… Read more “She Sells Sanctuary.”
Liberty Denied.
When disabled people ask you not to use the phrase “wheelchair-bound”, it’s not political correctness gone mad; it’s political correctness asking you not to contribute to the…… Read more “Liberty Denied.”
Womb of Woes: Part 3.
Parts 1 and 2 are available by clicking each number. The clock had skipped forward almost two hours when I came to in a bed, oxygen mask…… Read more “Womb of Woes: Part 3.”
Womb of Woes: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. My second appointment was with a different, younger doctor. Once again I reeled off a list of my symptoms, fully expecting them…… Read more “Womb of Woes: Part 2.”
Womb of Woes: Part 1.
As it transpires, my metamorphosis into a loudmouthed social justice warrior began years prior to the meningitis, with little more blood than a small cut (although to…… Read more “Womb of Woes: Part 1.”
If You’re Happy & You Know It.
No one, not even Twilight-era Kristen Stewart, is completely void of emotion. With mental health & well-being never far from the lime-light, we are encouraged to become…… Read more “If You’re Happy & You Know It.”
Let Me In.
Nothing makes me feel quite as degraded as waiting outside to be let in like a dog. Cats get better treatment than disabled people in this regard,…… Read more “Let Me In.”
To Be Or Not To Be (Disabled).
At the time of writing I’m reading the sci-fi dystopia novel Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. Originally I saw the Netflix adaptation, & enjoyed it so much…… Read more “To Be Or Not To Be (Disabled).”
My Precious.
While I can hardly claim to be an expert in psychology, I have picked up one or two interesting concepts throughout my studies & my work in…… Read more “My Precious.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 