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10 Reasons I’m Awesome BECAUSE OF My Disability NOT Despite It
Do you know what I’m sick of seeing? ‘Oh <insert persons name here> is so lovely despite their disability’. As someone that identifies as disabled, that one word, ‘despite’ infuriates me so much. Why can’t they just be lovely? What does their disability have to do with anything? Using that shitty little D-word is so…
10 Ways To Chill Out
I’m writing this extremely pissed off. I’m actually slamming my keyboard with much more vehemence than is necessary and there’s a rage inside me burning brightly. Why? Because I’ve had a pretty shitty day, it’s been long, painful and people have wound me up on all kinds of levels. My laptop has just had a…
A Positive Message For New Wheelchair Users
A few weeks ago I shared a post called 6 Acts of Kindness I’m Grateful For As A Disabled Person; in that I talked about a few lovely things that strangers had done for me that had really helped me out and made my day easier, brighter, better. At the end of that post, Caroline from…
To the Doctor that Told Me She Wouldn’t Patronise Me
I’m no stranger to my GP surgery; I’m pretty sure if you suffer with a chronic condition you’re well-known at your local doctors. However, I do avoid going if I can. They mostly blame any new symptoms on my preexisting condition(s), so I’ll only go if I’m really concerned or can’t get any relief at…
Words of Wisdom
Source: Pinterest This is going to be a wordy post, but not contain a lot of words that I have written.I wanted to share some quotes I love, quotes I find inspirational and just random wordy-goodness.There’s many more on Pinterest, so do go check my boards out, and give me a follow if you fancy!…
5 Things To Stay Happy
I want to focus on the positives in today’s post. When I’m suffering badly with my mental health, it’s very easy for me to dwell in negativity, so I thought I’d make a list of my top five things that help me when I’m having a bad day. Maybe it’ll inspire some of you and…
The Positives of Having a Chronic Illness
Last week I wrote about Why Having a Chronic Illness Sucks, so this week I thought I’d put a more positive spin on things and list (yes, I love a list) a few things that aren’t so bad about living with a chronic condition. Made me strongerI’m in pain every single day, sometimes to the…