Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”
“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a wheelchair?”
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Strangers
Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”
“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a
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Disability, Assault, & Helplessness: Be Aware of The Bystander Effect
Most people with illnesses can recall the moment they realized their lives changed forever. For example, a reader with lupus
Read MorePlease Help Me Make a Sick Girl’s Birthday Special
Friends: If you have a moment, I need help with something important. One Fashionably ill reader, Cynthia, has asked for my
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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone
Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I
Read MoreNewton Remembered
Today is the first year anniversary of the Newton Massacre. I blogged about it last year and how to send
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WEGO November Challenge: Say WHAT?
I’m participating in WEGO November Health Blog Post Month. If my health allows it, I will try to answer their
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Yesterday I Was Dangling from the Train-Thank God for Strangers
Yesterday my mom and I went through our typical morning routine. We commute to Chicago by train and hail a
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