For the past few months I've been working on my debut novel. I've mentioned it here a few times and people have been asking me if I plan to self publish it or go the traditional route of getting an agent and a publisher. I have researched both extensively and chosen to.....self publish not because … Continue reading Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
Tag: chronic illness
Death in the Chronic Illness Community
TW: Death Talk Also to my friends that read this I'm including some things about our friend that passed recently. Just a warning if you aren't ready for that yet. Death is a very common thing in the disabled and chronically ill community. So much so that some of us become numb to all of … Continue reading Death in the Chronic Illness Community
We Don’t Owe You A Goddamn Thing
I've been contemplating how to write this blog for a few days. Instinctively I find myself wheeling on eggshells over this topic when I really shouldn't. As disabled people we're expected to answer everyone's questions with a smile, always be polite even when people are being rude and offensive and we're expected to never show … Continue reading We Don’t Owe You A Goddamn Thing
Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People (Part 2)
Hey ya'll, My first Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People was such a big hit I decided to do it again. So here's part 2: If you just prayed hard enough you could walk. While walking in my braces at a hospital one of the valet drivers started yelling, "Run Forrest, run!" at … Continue reading Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People (Part 2)
What is Chiari Malformation?
September is here and so begins fall, and Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. Now if you don't know anyone with Chiari chances are you've never heard of it. But Chiari isn't rare, not by a long shot. Chiari affects 1/110 people but it's most commonly found on autopsies. Here are some commonly unknown things about Chiari … Continue reading What is Chiari Malformation?
Things Abled People Have Said To Disabled People
I grew up disabled in an abled world. I didn't have many disabled friends and often times the abled people around me didn't know how to handle me. I think a lot of people think of the hardest cases of disability when they hear the world "disabled". I've personally seen people's faces drop when they … Continue reading Things Abled People Have Said To Disabled People
