cane – Fashionably ill ®

Yesterday, Selma Blair looked resplendent at the Oscars. She wore a gorgeous multi-colored evening gown with a cape…and a cane.

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

One expression people with illnesses and disabilities often hear is, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” I’m sure people who

In my previous post, I talked about the reaction I always get at formal events when people see me with

Read Part 2 here. When I attend formal events like weddings, at some point, someone will say to me, “You look

I haven’t posted in a week because some emotions are hard to put into words. (Bear with me; this is

People with disabilities put up with a lot. Every day. Either our needs are ignored (like stores with nonfunctioning disability