Depending on narcotics
I take six medications. Five of them — the antiepileptic, the antidepressant, the non-narcotic pain killer, the muscle relaxer, and the oral contraceptive — are covered through a mail-order service. I...
View ArticleThe International Symbol of Acceptance
Full disclosure: There is a discount offer at the end of this post (for 3ELove’s merchandise featuring their symbol). However, I have been meaning to write about this design for some time; it has such...
View ArticleTwo things I have lost, three things I have gained
I can’t rely on my body to produce all the energy I want anymore, to do what I want anymore. I have to ration out time and energy and the capacity for certain things. I no longer trust that people will...
View ArticleQuestion Time: Changing Experiences
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. How have your experiences of being disabled changed over your lifetime/the...
View ArticleOn writing about disability
That’s what scares me the most about talking about disability. It’s being reduced to someone who is so broken that they are capable of nothing. And that’s exactly why I mean to talk about it. Because,...
View ArticleInvisible Identities, Part 3: The Privileges and Pains of Passing
Previously: Invisible Identities, Part 1: Invisible to Whom? Invisible Identities, Part 2: The Default Human Note: I’m told that in the American context, when speaking about race, the term “passing” is...
View ArticleThe Cult of Busy: Introductory Thoughts
The first time I noticed the correlation between “busy” and “important” was when a friend of mine boasted of her first “cardiac incident” at the age of 27. She was a very important person, after all....
View ArticleOnly you know your own experience
A few days ago, I had a conversation with a medical professional that went something like this: MP: So you’ve been feeling tired? Chally: Yes, not as tired as I have been, but still pretty tired. I’ve...
View ArticleTeeny Little Super-Meta: The things I can’t write about
And they say that the truth will set you free/but then/so will a lie – Ani DiFranco, “Promised Land” (2003) Yesterday, I wrote some things down, intending to use them for a post. The half-post or so...
View ArticleTwice in one day
Do you ever have one of those days where you just want to shake a fist in the universe’s general direction? A few weeks ago, I had the fairly weird experience of two different people trying to make the...
View ArticleWhy can’t disorder be beautiful?
The mess in my apartment never goes away. We get this room clean, and that room clean, and the other, but rarely all at the same time. Even when we push to get everything in order, there is always...
View ArticleYes, it DOES make a difference
(Cross-posted at three rivers fog.) I wrote this yesterday in an extreme fog and do not have the spoons to rework and polish it. Apologies for the brainspill, but these days it’s the only option I...
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