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*Demon tries to inhabit my body*
Demon: OUCH
Me: Yeah..
Demon: WHAT THE HELL
Me: I know
Demon: EVERYTHING HURTS, WHY?? AND WHATS WRONG WITH THIS SHOULDER???
Me: idk man, can I offer you a mint?
Please help me escape daily #abuse from dark triad #Narcissist (psychiatrist diagnosed). I am #Disabled with #ChronicIllness & not many options. $6001/$10000 to start life again from scratch. Dr fears I will die here if I don’t escape now.
Perhaps the most frustrating thing about having a chronic energy limiting disability is other people's ignorance about chronic energy limiting disabilities.
Every time your self preserving actions, inability to do something, requests for accommodations, skeptical attitudes, or apathy towards my situation occur it diminishes my ability to do things. I'd absolutely be able to do more if everyone else either had a little compassion or would just fuck off alltogether.
Its been 13+ years.
Ive been looking for these answers for 13+ years.
Today, i stop looking and start treatment.
Im not sad about the diagnosis
Im sad that it took 13+ years and being disbelieved, dismissed, belittled and gaslit by so many doctors across all of that time to get to this moment.
Its weird to be this relieved at receiving news that i have an incurable condition
If youre in the hell that is undiagnosed limbo, just know that your suffering is real and its not diagnosis that gives you validity. You deserve answers, and you shouldnt have to fight as hard as i did to get them. Love you 🩷
hi, thought I'd do an #introduction post as I haven't put anything on here in what feels like a lifetime. My name's Blake pronouns he/him. I was born blind meaning I rely on #Jaws#NVDA or #voiceover for all my tech needs. I'm a qualified #paralegal but don't work due to #chronicillness unrelated to being blind. even though #socialcare staff see me as a service user I want to set up my own #CIC around the link between #TransRights and disability rights. I have a ton of hobbies and academic interests which would take me over my character limit to list them all lol. 3 interesting facts. 1, I met Timmy Mallet when I was 8 years old. 2, in my late teens I went on the Kilroy chat show where the topic was #telepathy and met some amazing people on both sides of the coin. 3, I host two quizzes each month on a small #TeamTalk server which I find really rewarding. being a #quiz player is also just as interesting, going on #Thechase or #lingo would be such fun.
the figure on the manila anatomical bookmark is against a dark ink background. their body is colored in dark green-blue, with vibrant trans pride flag colors across their body diagonally, the white at their lower abdomen. Their face is drawn in extreme concern. A speech bubble shows them asking, "is there a less invasive option?" a drawing of a disembodied white coat,with jagged edges and allmost glitch-like shaking lines is before them. The white coat also has a speech bubble, and replies, "this is the less invasive option."
Social media generally slows down at the holidays. Why? Because people are celebrating and spending time with their families.
I’m not one of those people.
Why? Because I’m having another Chronic Illness Christmas.
When you’re disabled and chronically ill, the holidays hit different.
They’re lonely. Isolating. Exhausting.
As a result many of us are excluded and left on our own.
When I created The Disabled Ginger I wanted to build a community where everyone felt included.
I wanted to reach across the internet and connect people so they could always have someone to talk to. Someone who understood them. Someone who could make them feel a little less alone.
This Christmas that’s my wish for all of you… that you feel a little less alone.
That you find comfort and joy in the small things, whatever they may be.
If you’re healthy, please remember that not everyone is. That many people are suffering this Christmas and could use a kind word or a bit of love.
Aldercone's havin' a really rough month, about 1/2 of our collective is too ill to work, with new, interesting problems that make some of our work really difficult/impossible.
Struggling severely #disabled#bedbound#Native indie game dev and graphic designer and their partner are working hard af to keep their disabled queer fam of 4 housed, but they need help!
Just talked with #DisabilityServices at Colorado Christian University. They’re encouraging me to use #MicrosoftWord instead of #LaTeX for schoolwork, since Word has built-in dictation that could help when my #RheumatoidArthritis flares up and typing gets hard.
To other #Blind folks: how do you remember all of Word’s keyboard shortcuts? I swear I spend more time navigating the ribbon than actually writing. I stick with LaTeX because I can remember commands better than shortcuts.
They said Word’s dictation is accessible, so I’m giving it a shot. But I’m also wondering: what reference managers do you use? I’ve been using #Zotero since it works with #VSCode and LaTeX, but I don’t know how well it integrates with Word — and definitely not with #PowerPoint. My school has me doing a lot of #APA-style presentations lately.
Would love tips from anyone juggling accessibility, citations, and academic workflows.
Alright #ChronicIllness and #NEISvoid friends. It is time.
Please hit me with your wheelchair recommendations, avoid list, and things to research.
I think I am interested in a manual active chair with a focus on foldable/portability.
Feel free to boost.
I’m currently having a fibromyalgia flare up. Luckily I had something up my sleeve that I didn’t show you yet. Progress on my Raven painting that I made last Friday. #Art#Chronicillness
For just 17 cents a day you can make a HUGE difference for the Aldercones!
If just 1/3 of our followers + 1 of your friends support us monthly, you'll let us rest, pay our bills, & keep making games, community tech, #art, & #music for you!
September Mutual Aid. 150/2500 for bills, medical, personal care, and October rent due 10 days. If you want to just support a disabled Native artist share or donate. Also have my kofi where I sell my art.
PayPal.me/kiagbear
Cashapp $kiagbear
Venmo kiagbear https://ko-fi.com/mahtheyzhawey/goal?g=0
716/2500 rent and utilities due tomorrow. Disabled and unable to work a regular job. Selling my art and donations is how I stay safe and housed. Anything helps. ❤️