Ableism is the choice to treat someone's humanity as optional. #ableism #disabilityjustice #humanityisnotoptional

In true neurodivergent/chronically ill Christmas fashion: too many spoons spent socialising, food my gut hates, ONE drink that didn’t mix with meds, and way too little sleep. Boxing Day = bed day. Exhausted, sick, brain full of smog. Why do I suck at pacing? #spoonie #chronicallyill #christmas

For late diagnosed neurodivergents, nostalgia is not comforting. Instead it arrives like a memory catching up with the years we lived without an explanation for our pain. It's not bittersweet, it's just bitter. #neurodivergent #latediagnosis #nostalgia

When an illness is invisible, people don’t see it, so they don’t get it. When it drags on for years, it becomes “normal” to others, and they don't notice the real, lasting impact it has on your life. #chronicillness #invisibleillness #chronicmeansconstant

Not all disabilities come from chronic illness but most chronic illnesses cause disability. Being disabled does not mean unabled and being functional is not the same as able bodied. #chronicillness #disability #ableism

Grief, I’ve learned, doesn’t only belong to death. It belongs to transformation too. The involuntary kind, the kind that remakes you without your permission. #disenfranchisedgrief #chronicillness

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Living with chronic illness can feel like this: I am scared that this version of me is permanent and I don't know how to love someone who is always in pain. #chronicillness #disability #grief

Coming back to writing after years away feels like finding my way home. I’m writing honestly about life, disability, and the truths we don’t often say out loud—one piece at a time. #writer #lifeessays #disability