By Annaham on 23 November, 2010
miss_invisible at Take a little look… (DW): Origins I often find myself wondering when, exactly, everything started. Have I always been dealing with mental illness? Have I always been, to greater or lesser degrees, disabled? At times the wondering borders on obsession, the inability of my anxious mind to let things go making me turn [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged airlines, airport security, book review, books, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, mental health, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, pain medicine, personal stories, stereotypes
By s.e. smith on 3 October, 2010
In a recent Carolyn Hax column, a reader wrote in with the following: Dear Carolyn: A friend of mine is getting married to a woman who has multiple sclerosis. His family is very upset by this fact (along with a few other issues they have with his bride-to-be). Should something like having a chronic illness [...]
Posted in 101, Dear Imprudence, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, Carolyn Hax, family dynamics, interfering busybodies, love and relationships, multiple sclerosis, weddings
By s.e. smith on 28 May, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged airport security, assistance dog, Census, institutionalisation, language, ms, multiple sclerosis, personal stories, politics, security theatre, service animal
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