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We need a new term for “avoid it like the plague” because apparently people don’t do that
Candace D.
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Candace D.
@DiaryofaSickGrl
Wife. Mother. Dog mom. Chronicling chronic illness ✍️🥄#hEDS, #MCAS, #POTS, #foodallergies, #cornallergy, etc.
Arizona, USA
Joined February 2021
- A fully functioning body. A strong immune system.What is a privilege that people act as if it isn't ???
- Someone fed my dad pepper today even though he asked them not to put it in the Thanksgiving food & he got sick & had to go home. They thought “a little” would be ok. No means no. If someone has food allergies/sensitivities, dietary preferences, religious reasons, etc—no means no!
- I think I’m way more depressed about how much people suck during a pandemic than I am about the actual pandemic
- 1) You know how they say “it takes a village” for when people have kids? I think it takes a village for other things in life too. When you’re chronically ill, temporarily ill, lose a loved one, etc. I feel like everyone needs/wants a village in life. Just not everyone is
- If someone’s chronic illness or disability feels inconvenient to you, just take a moment to imagine how inconvenient it is for them.
- Why don’t they sell at home strep and flu tests like they do COVID tests? These are all highly contagious and can be tested for 🤔
- Replying to @DiaryofaSickGrlYou can add pepper to your own food afterwards, I don’t think this was a big ask. 🤷♀️
- Things that can disable you (unexpectedly): A virus A car accident A fall An infection Losing your vision or hearing Age Cancer Genetic illness Mental illness Etc. Why do people think they’re invincible? You aren’t.
- Chronically ill/disabled people don’t get nearly enough credit for pretending to be ok all the time
- This image is so powerful. I think of it in terms of being chronically ill/disabled and trying to make the best of that, especially because everyone wants you to. It’s exhausting making lemonade out of lemons indefinitely.
- 1) Dear healthy people, you know how when you get the flu you feel like shit, you call out of work, you get some extra rest, etc and then you feel better within a few days or so? Well, chronically ill people feel at that level every day for the rest of their lives, there is no
- A hard truth for some healthy/able-bodied ppl to accept: sometimes ppl are just born/become sick or are born disabled/become disabled regardless of religion, diet, exercise, positive thinking etc. It’s just part of life & victim blaming/shaming won’t stop it from happening to you
- “Stop making your illness your identity” Do you realize how much my illness has affected my identity? Do you know that I had to learn to accept that it’s a part of me because it affects every aspect of my life?
