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Oh, You Have Opinions About Disabled People?

Oh, You Have Opinions About Disabled People?

Lately, I’ve met a lot of individuals with opinions about disabled folks. What makes these opinions so special to me as a disabled person, is that they come from not disabled people. I cherish that knowledgeable feedback, truly. Everyone wants to be an ‘ally’ lately, fighting the good fight and righting the wrongs of oppression …

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Telling the Truth: Now That’s Brave

Telling the Truth: Now That’s Brave

I’m so fed up with hypocrisy and fakery and lying, Can we normalize telling the truth? And by that I mean, the actual truth. See, a trend started awhile ago that screamed for authenticity. Everyone wanted authenticity, and transparency, and truth. Most people were lying about wanting that. They think they want that. It’s an …

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It’s Ok To Take Up Space: Unsupervised Shopping

It’s Ok To Take Up Space: Unsupervised Shopping

Today is a bad day. Today, I have visible and obvious disabilities. It’s -30C and I can barely walk, but I left the house anyway. I struggled, but I’m learning to take up space just as I am. Since October 0f 2019, I’ve left my house to go for groceries about twice a month, mostly …

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My Legs Hurt…Cuz I Ran Yesterday!

My Legs Hurt…Cuz I Ran Yesterday!

I ran like the wind! (If the wind was a barely moving air current propelled by a broken, rattling fan missing 3 of its 4 blades, squeaking with every revolution then yes, I ran like the wind.) But it doesn’t matter because I ran 5 intervals on the treadmill at 3.5 mph and it wasn’t …

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My New MS Doc & How I Accidentally Wrung the Neck Of A Trainer At Synaptic

My New MS Doc & How I Accidentally Wrung the Neck Of A Trainer At Synaptic

While MS isn’t contagious, it can certainly affect others around me. Whoops. Someone who watched my Instagram Story yesterday sent me a message, asking “What happened, it sounds like you beat up on a physiotherapist?” Correct, but hear me out… I am exhausted, as I might have complained about a time or six before. My …

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Splendid Improvements & 4 Week Testing at Synaptic

Splendid Improvements & 4 Week Testing at Synaptic

So many splendid improvements to report! I had my 4 week assessment at Synaptic last week and I have improvements on testing. There are a bunch of other improvements that aren’t related to testing. that I’m excited to report. I jumped for the first time in over a year a few days before the assessment, …

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Splendid Progress at Synaptic

Splendid Progress at Synaptic

16 days in and I’m making splendid progress at the Synaptic clinic in Calgary. I was hoping to have this update written and uploaded before the two week mark but I needed six more naps. Have I mentioned that neuro rehab is exhausting? Walking is going great. I’m already walking easier than I have in …

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You Can Make Poor Choices But I Don’t Need To Be Kind About It

You Can Make Poor Choices But I Don’t Need To Be Kind About It

Before we go any further, let me be clear that this is a general post aimed at anti-maskers, science deniers, covidiots, and spreadnecks protesting for their freedumbs in Alberta and it’s not aimed at a specific person and yes I absolutely rolled my eyes while typing this disclaimer. It’ll be the last such disclaimer I …

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I Said What I Said & I’m Not Sorry

I Said What I Said & I’m Not Sorry

I’ve spent a lot of time in life being sorry for the feelings of others. I was sorry if I offended anyone. I was really sorry if I let anyone down. Someone mad at me would send me into an anxiety storm. Don’t even get me started on what I’d feel if I thought someone …

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