The Terrifying Weekend I Lost My Mind
Crazy is one of those words that those of us who are mentally ill may use to self-describe from time to time, but it’s generally considered offensive if anyone else…
2016
All “Healthy Living” Books are Inherently Classist and Ableist
When you’re chronically ill like I am, you are willing to try almost anything for even a little bit of relief from your daily burden of pain and other symptoms.…
Democrats Have a Disability Problem
I wrote a rather in-depth post about my disappointment with accessibility on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last Monday, and I’ll get to both a…
It’s International ME/CFS Awareness Day Again…
…and I started my day off on the wrong foot. I am way too aware of my ME/CFS today. My alarm was set for 3:30 am – a time of…
A Closer Look at Genetic Mutations and How They Work – or Don’t
I’ve written before about the genetic testing I did with 23andMe <–my referral link, and especially about my MTHFR mutation, but it’s far more complicated than that. (And MTHFR is…